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In Reinickendorf, a person who was cycling died on Wednesday morning after an accident with a truck. A police spokeswoman confirmed this to the Tagesspiegel. First, the BZ had reported. The police spokeswoman initially gave no further information on the sex and age of the dead person. First of all, the relatives should be informed.

According to the police, the accident happened around eight o’clock in the morning on Gotthardstraße at the corner of Teichstraße in Reinickendorf. A cyclist died shortly afterwards. The police spokeswoman was not yet able to give any details about the course of the accident. The investigation is ongoing.

Again and again there are serious accidents with cars or trucks in Berlin, in which cyclists die. Most recently, an 81-year-old cyclist succumbed to his injuries after being hit by a car in Malchow.