Bergen/Neubrandenburg (dpa/mv) – A 63-year-old suffered life-threatening injuries in a fall with his electric bike in Bergen on the island of Rügen on Sunday. The man had to be flown to the Greifswald clinic with the rescue helicopter, the police headquarters in Neubrandenburg said in the afternoon.
According to initial findings, the pedelec driver hit a curb, lost control of his e-bike and then rolled over. According to the police, the man without a helmet suffered head injuries, among other things.
The B 196, which is considered the most important thoroughfare in the island’s capital, was temporarily closed at the accident site for the treatment of the 63-year-old and the securing of evidence.