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Political Report: Car Fires and Road Accidents Lead to Motorcyclists Being Withdrawn from Traffic; Cars Reportedly Stolen

Witnesses Sought in Reutlingen Incident at Police Headquarters

Political Update: Car Fires and Road Accidents Lead to Motorcyclists Being Taken Off the Road; Cars...
Political Update: Car Fires and Road Accidents Lead to Motorcyclists Being Taken Off the Road; Cars Reported Stolen

Political Report: Car Fires and Road Accidents Lead to Motorcyclists Being Withdrawn from Traffic; Cars Reportedly Stolen

In the past week, several incidents have occurred in Reutlingen and its surrounding areas, leading to investigations by local authorities.

On Monday morning in Karlstraße, Reutlingen, a 34-year-old man is suspected of inflicting a head injury on a 39-year-old man using a knife, and then fleeing the scene in a vehicle. The vehicle involved was a BMW, and the fire quickly spread to the vehicle's interior. The 39-year-old man was taken to a hospital due to his injuries. The Criminal Investigation Department Reutlingen has initiated an investigation and is seeking witnesses.

A pedestrian sustained minor injuries in a traffic accident on Monday morning in Hofgartenstraße, Hechingen. There was no reported property damage in this incident.

In a separate incident, a black VW Polo was stolen between Wednesday evening and Sunday afternoon in the Wennfelder Garden, Tübingen. The stolen vehicle's license plate is TU-SF 57, and it is estimated to be worth around 8,000 euros.

On Sunday evening on K6745 between Pflummern and Mörsingen, a 35-year-old motorcyclist lost control, veered off the road, traveled around 50 meters, and tipped over into an adjacent ditch. The motorcyclist sustained severe injuries and was taken to the hospital.

In Undingen district, on Sunday evening, a vehicle fire occurred due to a technical defect on Robert-Bosch-Straße. There were no reports of property damage or injuries in this incident.

The motorcyclist who was involved in an accident between Neckartailfingen and Neckarhausen was riding a Kawasaki Z1000. The motorcyclist's rear tire was worn out, and technical modifications had been made to the motorcycle, resulting in its registration being canceled. The motorcycle was impounded in this incident.

A 37-year-old motorcyclist was stopped by the Esslingen traffic police for speeding and overtaking in a no-passing zone.

The authorities are also investigating a case where a pedestrian was hit by a VW up! while crossing the street at the intersection with Stutenhofstraße. There was no property damage in the motorcycle accident that followed. The 34-year-old man who injured a 39-year-old man with a knife in Reutlingen on Monday morning around 10:40 AM and then fled in a vehicle has not been identified or detailed in the available search results.

For further information, please contact Tina Rempfer (tr) at 07121/942-1101, Christian Wörner (cw) at 07121/942-1102, Gerhard Jaudas (gj) at 07121/942-1108, Ramona Döttling (rd) at 07121/942-1103, or the Police Headquarters Reutlingen at 07121/942-1111 (Mon-Fri/7:00 to 17:00) or 07121/942-2224 (outside of these hours), or email at [email protected]. For more information about the investigations, please contact the Criminal Investigation Department Reutlingen at 07121/942-3333.

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