Bornheim hit-and-run kills 14-year-old cyclist, Digi Mart USA News (Bornheim-Sechtem, Germany): A 14-year-old girl from Bornheim was killed on Tuesday morning while cycling to school in Bornheim-Sechtem, according to a report published by WDR, a German public broadcaster. The accident occurred around 7:15 a.m.
when she was struck by a car.
The girl had come from a dirt path when the car, traveling on Keldenicher Strasse toward Wesseling, struck her while overtaking another vehicle. Emergency personnel attempted to save her, but she died at the scene.
The driver did not stop to render aid and fled the scene in a black Mini Cooper. According to the report, the bicycle and other objects were thrown from the crash site.
Police conducted an extended crime-scene investigation using a drone and a helicopter.
A license plate was found at the scene and linked to a car parked at a Park and Ride lot near the train station in Bornheim-Sechtem. The vehicle showed damage consistent with a collision.
According to WDR, police visited the registered address of the vehicle’s owner. It is not yet clear who was driving the car, and the investigation is ongoing.
Witnesses are asked to contact the police in Bonn.
