Today in Rhein-Main: A racetrack park and an Oktoberfest visitor

Good evening,

seldom have suffering and joy been so close together as this weekend in Rhein-Main.

Rüsselsheim is in shock because a driver drove into a group of people during the night from Friday to Saturday.

Five men were seriously injured and one woman was slightly injured.

The fact that people were still out on the street so late was because there was a notch in the Bauschheim district.

There are no indications of an intentional act with the SUV, the driver did not speed according to initial findings, he had not been drinking either, he may have simply overlooked the group.

The festival program has been cut.

Manfred Koehler

Head of department of the Rhein-Main editorial team of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

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A few kilometers further east,

in Frankfurt's Waldstation, Ed Sheeran's fans were very enthusiastic, who performed three nights in a row so that every fan could really see and hear him.

And those who hadn't bought a ticket for the concert at all, but only for a boozy evening in the neighboring Oktoberfest tent, were completely over the moon.

The world star paid them a short visit, for which he was celebrated again.

Organizer Kai Mann explains in an interview how this came about

Hello is planned

Again, just a few hundred meters further north, the people of Frankfurt took possession of the new racecourse park on Saturday, which was built on the northern part of the former racecourse.

Everyone was in the best of spirits, whether they were enjoying the climbing labyrinth, the soccer field or the fitness corner.

A city doesn't get a new park every day.

And the region's carnival people are also planning a completely normal season after Corona spoiled them for two years - but worries about the war and the energy crisis remain +++ a large data center is to be built in Bad Vilbel +++ the Hessian Ministry of Consumer Protection warns against chain letters +++ a club in Frankfurt wants to build a hall for skaters.

I wish you a pleasant evening

Yours, Manfred Koehler

You can also read current reports from the region in Skyline-Blick, our live news blog for the Rhine-Main region, and on the Rhein-Main-Zeitung website.

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for Monday

Initially a bit of sun here and there, otherwise very cloudy, and rain from the north-west as the day progressed.

13 to 15 degrees.

have a birthday

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Nikolaus Graf von Plettenberg

, from 1998 to December 2021 head of the Schloss Vaux sparkling wine manufacturer, Eltville (70);

, Managing Partner and Chairman of Bank Oddo BHF, Frankfurt (63);

, director of the Frankfurt Museum of Applied Arts, honorary professor at the Offenbach University of Design (61);

, Executive Director of DIPF - Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education, Frankfurt (50);

, Board Member of the Southwest German Housing Industry Association, Frankfurt (48);

(SPD), first deputy of the regional association Frankfurt-Rhein-Main (43).

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