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Two deadly accidents mark start of motorbike season

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Two deadly accidents mark start of motorbike season
A crashed motorbike in Baden-Württemberg on Saturday. Photo: DPA

As the mercury rose into the twenties over the weekend bikers across Germany decided to make the most of the weather. On several occasions though the consequences were deadly.

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According to police in Lower Saxony, police reported at least nine injured bikers on the roads of the rural state.

In southern Thuringia a 21-year-old man died when he crashed his vehicle for unexplained reasons on a farm lane.

In southern Bavaria a 66-year-old man died when he lost control of his vehicle on a bend in the road. He later succumbed to his injuries.

A 51-year-old in Baden-Württemberg meanwhile sustained life-threatening injuries when he collided with a car. The driver of the car apparently did not see the motorcyclist as he crossed the street from a farm lane.

Police in Rhineland-Palatinate warned that accidents are particularly common at the start of the motorbike season. The cause is often bikers not keeping a proper distance for driving too fast.

“A bike tour isn’t just fun on two wheels,” the Rhineland-Palatinate police said.

According to the Interior Ministry, motorcyclists have a higher risk of accidents compared to other transport users.

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