On the busy Europa Passage at Hamburg City Hall, several passers-by suddenly complained of health problems caused by pepper spray. A search is underway for a group of young people. But the police didn’t stop there.
With the use of pepper spray in Hamburg’s Europa Passage, three unknown perpetrators injured several people and triggered the evacuation of the shopping center. According to police, eleven people complained of respiratory irritation following the incident on Saturday night, and one woman had to be taken to hospital due to seizures. The perpetrator, according to witness testimony, was a young man, ran away. After the Europa Passage was ventilated and inspected by firefighters, it was reopened after an hour and a half.
Serious accident involving police
There were also other challenging moments for Hamburg police at the weekend: In a traffic accident in Hamburg-Altona, a patrol car collided with a car and hit another vehicle and two pedestrians. A total of five people were affected, four of whom had minor injuries, police said. Three injured people – including a mother and her child – were taken to hospital.
The patrol car was on its way to a call for a suspected stabbing. A man was injured in an incident on Neue Große Bergstrasse; One suspect was temporarily arrested by other police officers.
You fall onto the track bed
On Sunday morning, a 45-year-old man was hit by an incoming S-Bahn at Hamburg Central Station and seriously injured. According to federal police, the German fell from platform to platform 3 at around 02:45 without any external influence. A few seconds later, an S-Bahn on the S3 line headed towards Wilhelmsburg and hit the man.
Passengers are aware of the danger and try to warn the driver with hand signals. However, these accidents cannot be prevented. Witnesses immediately alerted rescue workers and treated the injured until federal police arrived.
Firefighters managed to free the man by overturning the S-Bahn. He was taken to hospital with injuries including a broken arm. According to police, there was no evidence of foul play or a suicide attempt. The operation was completed at around 03.35 and the accident site was handed over to the S-Bahn emergency manager.
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