Stuttgart
A 61-year-old motorcycle police officer was so seriously injured in an accident while accompanying Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Stuttgart that he died in hospital. Another police officer, 27 years old, was hospitalized with serious injuries on Monday Police and public prosecutor announced.
The motorcycle crew of the Stuttgart traffic police accompanied the state guest on Monday. As the city of Stuttgart announced, the Hungarian Prime Minister was on his way to Stuttgart airport after a European Championship match for his country’s national team. Orbán’s name was not mentioned in the investigators’ statement, but was confirmed by police when asked.
While driving to the airport, a 69-year-old driver collided with the 61-year-old officer’s motorcycle, police and public prosecutor’s office report. The force of the impact caused the police officer’s motorcycle to collide with the motorcycle of the 27-year-old colleague who had blocked off the intersection. The 61-year-old was killed and the 27-year-old was seriously injured. The road remained closed for several hours.
The Baden-Württemberg police are in mourning
Minister of the Interior Thomas Strobl (CDU) announced in the evening that the entire police force in Baden-Württemberg was in mourning after the accident in Stuttgart-Degerloch. Any deployment could endanger the lives and health of police officers.
Stuttgart Mayor Frank Nopper (CDU) said about the European Championship: “This terrible accident has forcibly torn us out of this happy mood.” The football tournament started without major problems in the center of the capital. The police played a major role in this success, the city manager made clear according to a statement.
Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser spoke on platform X about “terrible news”. The SPD politician assured the family and the police headquarters in Stuttgart her condolences. Her thoughts are also with the seriously injured officer.
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