The rescue workers, who were called to an accident on the B115 near Tschernitz in the Spree-Neisse district on Sunday morning at around 4 a.m., will not soon forget these terrible images: an Audi occupied by six young people was off the road for reasons that have not yet been clarified veered off and crashed into a tree. Two 23-year-old men died at the scene of the accident, two other men and two women between the ages of 18 and 20 suffered serious injuries. They were taken to the hospital.
At least one young woman is said to be in mortal danger, but the police initially did not want to comment. “First the relatives of the accident victims have to be informed,” a spokesman for the southern police department told the Tagesspiegel on Sunday afternoon: “Our colleagues, who have to deliver the news of death to the parents, are supported by pastors.” This also applies to the rescue workers on site .
The serious accident happened near Weißwasser on the state border with Saxony, the accident car was registered in the Görlitz district. The federal highway 115 was closed for several hours until around 9.30 a.m. According to previous investigations, the car had left the roadway and literally broke apart when it hit the tree. Some inmates were thrown outside.
With the exception of one of the two women, the identity of the victims was known on Sunday afternoon, said the police spokesman, but did not want to make any further statements for reasons of privacy protection. Where the young people came from at night and where they were going was initially unclear, as was the question of why there were six people in the five-seater and why the young driver lost control of the car.
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Of course, it will also be investigated whether drugs were involved or whether the driver was distracted, said the police spokesman. But he could just as well have avoided a deer or a wild boar.
