Göppingen (dpa / lsw) – When her car collided with a civilian police vehicle, a 78-year-old woman was critically injured in Göppingen. According to the officials, it was initially unclear why the elderly woman drove from a green waste collection point onto a street on Tuesday despite the police’s blue lights and siren being switched on. The police officers slammed on the brakes, but were unable to prevent the accident.

The 78-year-old came to a clinic. Rescue workers treated a slightly injured police officer. Its passenger was unharmed.