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Woman, 60, dies after being hit by truck in Duisburg
A 60-year-old woman died after a truck ran over her on Koloniestraße in Duisburg, Germany, on Thursday morning.
Police say she stepped onto the road in front of a truck waiting at a red light.
When the 43-year-old driver started moving slowly, she was in front of the cab, fell and was run over.
Duisburg prosecutors are investigating suspected negligent homicide, and police seized the truck and trailer as part of the inquiry.
Police say they have no indication that the driver's ability to drive was impaired.
The driver was questioned and released, but he faces criminal proceedings.
Investigators are working to reconstruct exactly how the crash happened, while counsellors were called to support the driver and witnesses.
A 60-year-old woman died after being run over by a truck in Duisburg on Thursday morning, October 22.
Police said she stepped onto the road in front of a truck waiting at a red light, then fell as it moved off.
The crash happened on Koloniestraße in Duisburg-Neudorf, though reports differ on the nearby intersecting street.
The Duisburg public prosecutor’s office is investigating suspected negligent homicide.
The 43-year-old truck driver was questioned and released, and police said there was no indication he was unfit to drive.
- Who
- A 60-year-old woman was killed. A 43-year-old truck driver was involved.
- What
- The woman was run over by a truck and died at the scene.
- When
- Thursday, October 22, 2026, at about 9:35 a.m.
- Where
- Koloniestraße in Duisburg-Neudorf. Reports differ on whether the crash was near Kammerstraße or Kommandantenstraße.
- Why
- Police said the woman stepped onto the road in front of a truck waiting at a red light; she fell as it moved off. The precise circumstances are under investigation.
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The crash occurred on Koloniestraße in Duisburg-Neudorf.
Parts of Neudorf, including sections of Koloniestraße, were closed; Radio Duisburg later reported that the closures had been lifted.
Police announced that the woman had died and that the public prosecutor’s office was investigating suspected negligent homicide.
- Victim
- 60-year-old woman
- Crash time
- October 22, 2026, at about 9:35 a.m.
- Location
- Koloniestraße, Duisburg-Neudorf
- Truck driver
- 43 years old
- Investigation
- Duisburg public prosecutor’s office investigating suspected negligent homicide