Darmstadt
A 19-year-old driver wanted to stop briefly on a track in Darmstadt and, according to initial investigations, caused a collision with a tram.
The man probably overlooked the train running parallel, the police said on Thursday night.
The 36-year-old tram driver was no longer able to prevent the collision on Wednesday evening despite emergency braking.
The two vehicles would have become wedged.
The train was easily derailed.
With the help of the fire brigade, she was able to be lifted back onto the tracks.
The car was towed away.
The police estimate the property damage at around 11-000 euros.
Nobody got hurt.
Trebur
In a fall caused by an animal in the Groß-Gerau district in southern Hesse, a racing cyclist sustained serious injuries.
According to witness statements, the 53-year-old man was riding on the bike path on Wednesday evening when an ermine crossed the path, got caught in the front tire and brought the man down, the police said.
The man was taken to hospital with very serious injuries by a rescue helicopter.
At first there was no further information on his state of health.
According to the police, the man was not wearing a bicycle helmet.