Blue light in Rhein-Main: Search for parents of abandoned baby - shots in Hanau

Darmstadt

. After the discovery of an abandoned, newborn baby on the premises of a hospital in Darmstadt, the search for the boy's parents continues. The child's condition has stabilized, the investigating authorities said on Tuesday. There is no mortal danger. The boy was probably no older than five hours when he was left behind. With pictures of a labeled basket, a sweater, a pacifier and a baby blanket, the investigators are now hoping for clues from the population. The little boy was found by a patient on Sunday morning with a pacifier in his mouth and in the wicker basket.

Hanau.

A man fired several shots with a blank gun in a parking garage in Hanau and was arrested by the police shortly afterwards.

As the officials announced on Tuesday, the eighteen-year-old known to the police is said to have fired eight to ten shots from the pistol.

According to the information, there were no injuries.

Witnesses had alerted the police on Monday afternoon after hearing the sound of the gunshot.

Criminal proceedings were initiated against the eighteen-year-old who was accompanied by a sixteen-year-old and is suspected of having wielded and used the weapon without permission.

In addition, it should be checked whether he should be admitted to a specialist clinic.

Bad Orb.

In a traffic accident on the A66 in the Main-Kinzig district, a large amount of marijuana was distributed on the roadway. The trigger on Tuesday was the collision of a truck with a mobile home near Bad Orb, said a police spokesman. Apparently the drug was hidden in the camping vehicle. In order to get the highway "drug-free" again, the riot police were called in. The origin of the drugs is now being investigated. According to investigators, the motorhome driver stopped his vehicle in the hard shoulder to go to the toilet. A truck driver apparently misjudged the situation and grazed the rear of the camping vehicle. The outer wall was torn open and the drugs were distributed on the roadway. While the truck driver was unharmed,Both the motorhome driver and his passenger were lightly injured in hospitals.

Messel

In the collision of two vehicles in Messel in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district, six people were injured, including three children. A 22-year-old driver wanted to turn left and crashed into the car of a 30-year-old driver, in which a woman and three children were also sitting, a police spokesman announced on Tuesday morning. The children were slightly injured and the adults were seriously injured. Two children suffered a shock. All were taken to a hospital. A short time later the children could be handed over to their grandmother. Both vehicles were no longer ready to drive and were towed away. The damage should amount to around 20,000 euros.

Alsfeld

A truck driver had an accident on Autobahn 5 near Alsfeld in the Vogelsbergkreis, but did not notice it and drove on. The 56-year-old driver was on the way to Frankfurt on Monday evening and tried to overtake another truck, the police announced on Tuesday. A 46-year-old driver in the other lane could not prevent a collision with the truck despite evasive maneuvers. The driver was trapped in his car and had to be rescued by the fire brigade. A rescue helicopter flew the injured person to a clinic.

The truck driver said he heard a blow, but assumed that it was a blown tire. He had therefore stopped shortly after the scene of the accident, but then drove on when he could not determine this. Only later did he discover that his stern was badly damaged, whereupon he notified the emergency services. According to the police, criminal proceedings for escaping traffic accidents and negligent bodily harm were initiated against the man.

Frankfurt

A motorcyclist was critically injured in an unsuccessful overtaking maneuver in Frankfurt. The 27-year-old man was out of town with his machine on Tuesday night, the police announced on Tuesday morning. According to initial findings, he was probably trying to overtake a taxi, which was probably turning. The motorcyclist collided with the car. According to a spokesman, the motorcycle flew so far that it damaged another vehicle. More detailed background to the course of the accident was initially not known. The motorcyclist was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.