Bus hits 88-year-old cyclist in Müllrose, who dies at the scene in Brandenburg

The collision

A cyclist was struck by a bus in Müllrose, a town in the Oder-Spree district, on Wednesday, 4 November. The 88-year-old died at the scene, the Polizeidirektion Ost said on Thursday, 5 November. He had been riding on a cycle path that runs parallel to the road.

What police know so far

According to first findings, the man suddenly left the cycle path and rode onto the road, where the bus hit him. The bus was empty of passengers at the time of the crash. Police are still investigating how the collision came about.