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Pedestrian killed after car leaves road in Kraichtal
A 51-year-old pedestrian was killed by a car on Thursday evening near the exit of Münzesheim, a district of Kraichtal in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Police say a 45-year-old woman was driving along Eppinger Straße toward Gochsheim at about 6 p.m.
when her car left the road for an unknown reason and hit the man and several rubbish bins.
The man died at the scene despite emergency responders being called.
The driver was not injured.
The crash happened as the man was reportedly taking rubbish outside his apartment building.
The Eppinger Straße was closed in both directions for several hours while emergency crews worked and the road was cleared.
Police have opened an investigation, but the cause of the car leaving the road is not yet known.
A 51-year-old pedestrian died after a car left the road and struck him near Münzesheim, in Kraichtal, on Thursday evening.
Police said a 45-year-old woman was driving on Eppinger Straße toward Gochsheim when her car veered off the road near the town exit.
The car hit the pedestrian and several rubbish bins.
The cause of the car leaving the road is not yet known, and police are investigating.
Eppinger Straße was closed in both directions for several hours.
- Who
- A 51-year-old pedestrian was killed. A 45-year-old driver was uninjured.
- What
- A car left the road and struck the pedestrian and several rubbish bins.
- When
- Thursday evening, around 18:00 on 29 October 2026.
- Where
- Eppinger Straße near the exit from Münzesheim, Kraichtal, toward Gochsheim.
- Why
- The reason the car left the road is not yet known.
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A car veered off Eppinger Straße near the Münzesheim exit and struck a pedestrian and several rubbish bins.
The 51-year-old pedestrian died at the scene.
Eppinger Straße was closed in both directions for several hours for the investigation, rescue work and road cleaning.
- Victim
- 51-year-old pedestrian
- Driver
- 45-year-old woman; uninjured
- Time
- Around 18:00 on 29 October 2026
- Location
- Eppinger Straße near Münzesheim, Kraichtal
- Road closure
- Both directions for several hours
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He died at the scene