Photo: DPAThe bus accident on Monday that killed 18 people and left dozens more injured has renewed debate about drivers who "rubberneck" and fail to follow emergency protocol. Attention has now turned to how exactly the accident occurred, but also to the behaviour of fellow drivers amid the emergency situation. The “emergency corridor” that drivers are supposed to form to allow emergency workers to pass through was not wide enough, and therefore the larger rescue vehicles lost valuable time in reaching the victims, Herrmann noted. Emergency crews photographed the licence plates of 30 of the vehicles involved in the blockage and reported them to police. Cases like these caused Germany’s upper house of parliament, the Bundesrat, to propose tougher punishments for those who obstruct emergency workers, including up to one year in prison.

Source: The Local July 04, 2017 09:11 UTC