Empty bottles previously filled with alcoholic beverages in front of an ambulance with blue lights on. (archive image)
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The revelers were standing in front of a restaurant and partly on the road when a 49-year-old drove his car into the group. Five men suffered serious injuries.
EA 49-year-old man drove his car into a group of revelers standing on the street in Rüsselsheim. According to initial findings, five men aged 17, 22, 25, 27 and 39 were seriously injured in the accident on Saturday night, the police said on Saturday morning. Contrary to initial assumptions, none of the injured are in danger of life. A 20-year-old was slightly injured, the driver was unharmed. A police spokesman said several other people were also in shock. More detailed information about the injured could not be given, also because some of those affected would have gone directly to the hospital. The police are looking for witnesses.
According to the police, people celebrated the curb (church fair) on Friday evening. A larger group was in the Bauschheim district outside of a restaurant, with some people also standing on the road. The driver probably didn’t see the group or saw it too late, said the police spokesman. He assumes an accident. An expert was consulted.
