Shock in Leer: cyclist seriously injured after an accident!

Shock in Leer: cyclist seriously injured after an accident!

Oldenburger Straße, 26789 Leer, Deutschland - in Leer there was a serious traffic accident with a cyclist on Monday morning. At around 9:15 a.m., a 53-year-old driver overlooked the 64-year-old cyclist when he turned from Zoostraße to Oldenburger Strasse. The result was a violent collision that seriously injured the cyclist. She was immediately taken to the hospital in Leer in order to be medical care there. The police have registered the incident and are now investigating the exact circumstances of the accident. This is not the first incident of this kind in the region, which draws attention to the safety of cyclists.

Traffic accident statistics for Lower Saxony shows that the total number of traffic accidents in 2024 dropped by 1.8 %. Nevertheless, there are still trends. At least one person is killed in road traffic almost every day, and cyclists are particularly at risk. In 2024, 49 cyclists died, which corresponds to a decline of 31 % compared to the previous year. Nevertheless, the danger for cyclists remains high, especially in urban areas with a lot of traffic. The topic of traffic safety is and remains a central concern, as [Https://www.polizei-nds.de/startsite/verkehr/statistik/) reports.

thefts in the region

In addition to the traffic accident, there were also reports about two thefts. In Fabriciusstraße in Leer, a pedelec was stolen from a locked garden shed. This happened on the night from Sunday to Monday and the police asks the population for clues to the perpetrators. The crime space ranges from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 a.m., and the Leer police can be reached on 0491-976900 to respond.

In Moormerland, an approximately three meter long copper pipe was stolen from a residential building on Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse. The period for this theft was between June 24th and 26th. Here the police also shed his eyes and ears open and asks for evidence of witnesses. Wherever there is no attention to the neighbors in the region, there is sometimes something - and so unsecured objects are always a goal for long fingers.

summarized, the events in Leer are an urgent appeal to all road users, especially pay attention to safety in road traffic. The unsightly incidents with thefts show that criminal acts always occur in quiet cities. Stay vigilant and report suspicious - so each of us can contribute to a safer living environment.