Berlin – Dramatic scenes in Berlin-Neukölln! A massive branch fell on a car and trapped a man. His children had to watch everything.
The accident happened at around 7:25 p.m. on Neumarkplan Street in the Britz district of Neukölln. A man and at least two children were standing next to a parked Opel Astra Caravan, when the eight-meter-long branch broke off a tree. It crashed onto the car and trapped the man between the car and the sidewalk!
The massive branch narrowly missed the children (8 and 10), they were standing no more than one meter away! Passers-by immediately rushed to the scene of the accident and tried To provide first aidHowever, no one could free the trapped man.
First the Fire department finally managed to get him out from under the branch. According to initial findings, he suffered a broken tibia and was taken to a Berliner taken to hospital.
The two children were in shock and had to be cared for.
The police are now investigating why the branch suddenly broke off.