The debate about the cyclist who had an accident in Berlin takes a new turn. The note from the emergency doctor on site now makes it clear that the special vehicle that was stuck in traffic should not be used at all. According to the doctor, this would have worsened the cyclist's medical situation.
According to a report in the "Süddeutsche Zeitung", the climate blockade in Berlin should not have had any impact on the emergency care of a cyclist who has since died and who was run over by a cement mixer on Monday. The newspaper referred to an internal memo from the fire department. Accordingly, the emergency doctor should have decided anyway that the concrete mixer should not be lifted with a special vehicle.
This special vehicle was stuck in traffic due to a roadblock by activists from the group "Last Generation". The Berlin police therefore filed criminal charges against two climate activists for, among other things, failure to provide assistance. The federal government condemned it on Friday if a form of protest "takes risks for others into account".
According to information from the newspaper, the emergency doctor should not have been hindered by the traffic jam and have taken care of the accident victim. You briefly considered having the concrete mixer lifted. That "would probably have taken longer and the medical situation would have gotten worse," the newspaper quoted from the note. The concrete mixer should move with its own engine power.
Even if "other technical options had been available with rescue vehicles or cranes, this was the right approach." The emergency doctor "clearly stated that she would have opted for this method immediately if other technical options were available, such as rescue vehicles or cranes," according to the report.
The three-page note was signed by the medical director of the rescue service in Berlin and sent to Interior Senator Iris Spranger. The cyclist died in hospital on Thursday evening. The Berlin fire brigade did not want to comment on the newspaper report.
