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Cyclist crashes into motorhome and flees in Bergisch Gladbach

22.05.2026 12:20 1 min 2 sources
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Cyclist crashes into motorhome and flees in Bergisch Gladbach
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On May 22 in Bergisch Gladbach, a mountain biker collided with a motorhome, hit the mirror, and fled. Police are looking for a man aged 30–40 with dark hair and a shaggy beard, possibly with a bleeding left arm injury.

On May 22 at around 4:20 PM in Bergisch Gladbach (Lückerath district), a motorhome and a mountain bike collided on a narrow road. The 49-year-old motorhome driver from Wuppertal was driving on Graf-Adolf-Straße towards Kölner Straße when the cyclist hit the rearview mirror and fled the scene.

The damage to the motorhome's mirror is estimated at around 800 euros. Police are searching for the cyclist — a man aged 30–40 with dark hair and a shaggy beard, who is believed to have sustained a bleeding wound on his left arm. Authorities are also seeking witnesses to the incident.

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