Woman run over by cement mixer

Tue 19th Mar, 2013

Munich - A 31 year old woman was run over by a cement mixer and suffered fatal head injuries. Police said that the 60-year-old truck driver was turning right at an intersection and had apparently overlooked the pedestrian while she was crossing on a green light. She fell under the vehicle and was run over.
The accident occurred on Monday afternoon at the Luise Kieselbach-place at the intersection of Waldfriedhofstraße in a construction area.


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