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Potsdam (dpa / bb) - Several people were killed in accidents on streets in western Brandenburg.
A driver died on the Autobahn 10 on Friday morning.
According to the police, he came off the road between the junctions Drewitz and Saarmund (Potsdam-Mittelmark) in the direction of the Nuthetal triangle and hit a guardrail.
The driver was trapped and had to be freed from the car by rescue workers.
He died at the scene of the accident.
Due to salvage work, the Saarmund exit and two lanes had to be temporarily closed.
In the state capital Potsdam, a 70-year-old lost control of his car on Friday and drove unrestrained into a fence.
Called rescue workers took care of the no longer responsive man.
He later died in the hospital, the police said.
She assumes that the man has had health problems before.
Investigations into the cause of death and accident were ongoing.
In Brandenburg an der Havel, an 80-year-old fell on his bike on Thursday.
Rescue workers could no longer help the man.
According to the police's previous knowledge, he had apparently fallen and died due to a medical problem.
It was initially unclear whether the man had ridden the bike before or pushed it.
The police are investigating the circumstances of death.
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A cyclist was killed between Zollchow and Vieritz (Havelland) when she collided with a van on Thursday.
The 53-year-old driver wanted to overtake the woman driving in the same direction on the side of the road.
According to the police, the collision occurred for an as yet unexplained cause.
The 69-year-old was injured so badly that she died at the scene of the accident.
The driver of the van was in shock.
At the scene of the accident, an expert was appointed by the public prosecutor's office.
The police are investigating negligent homicide.