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A serious accident took place in the municipality of Schenkon later in the evening on Sunday. The reason for this was a device that was probably homemade and used to fire fireworks. A 46-year-old suffered such serious injuries that he died at the scene of the accident. Lucerne police say the investigation into the accident is ongoing.
When asked by Blick, the police explained that no further information about the accident or the victim can be given at this time.
A 12-year-old boy was injured in the explosion of a pyrotechnic object in Fällanden ZH on Monday evening.
According to initial findings, there were two boys outside causing ‘female farts’. For reasons that are still unclear, another pyrotechnic object exploded in the immediate vicinity of a boy, injuring one of the boys. It is unclear what kind of object it was and how the children got it. The Zurich cantonal police began the investigation, they wrote in a statement.
The emergency services were immediately called and took over the medical care of the injured boy. After initial treatment, emergency services transported the child to the children’s hospital with unspecified injuries to the hands and face.
A couple from Berlin had to spend New Year’s Eve outside in the bitter cold and bad weather in the Austrian mountains. The 26-year-old man and his 39-year-old girlfriend were on a high-alpine hike in Carinthia, but did not reach a refuge at an altitude of 2,287 meters as hoped due to snowfall and strong winds, police said on Monday.
They had set up an emergency bivouac at about 1,850 meters altitude. For an emergency bivouac, hikers usually look for a sheltered spot on the mountain and try to protect themselves against the cold and weather with the equipment they bring. But the weather continued to deteriorate, so the two called 911 at 3 a.m. Mountain rescuers climbed to the Germans on foot and reached them around 6:30 am.
The two were exhausted and hypothermic, but unharmed. The rescuers accompanied them into the valley.
A 15-year-old girl was apparently hit by a police car in Berlin’s Buckow district on New Year’s Eve. The teenager is said to be the daughter of the famous Berlin clan boss Issa Remmo. The newspaper ‘Bild’ reported this on Monday.
The accident happened shortly after midnight as the family was lighting fireworks on the sidewalk. A police car drove down the street with flashing lights and sirens and crashed into the girl.
“A 15-year-old pedestrian suddenly entered the street near the village church without paying attention to the traffic,” the police said on Monday. The investigation into the accident began immediately. According to police, a man approached the police vehicle and punched the driving officer several times in the face. Several clan members had gathered around them.
In Chur, a ticket machine was blown up on New Year’s Eve, most likely with a pyrotechnic device. This is reported by the cantonal police of Graubünden.
The perpetrators stole money and damaged the shelter at the Chur West stop by blowing it up. The material damage amounts to over 200,000 francs. Anyone who made observations in connection with the explosion should contact the Chur investigation team on 081 257 73 00.
Vandalism, arson and attacks on emergency services: In the Netherlands, New Year’s Eve became a night of riots in many places. Dozens of police officers were injured, including by fireworks, the ANP news agency reported on New Year’s Day, citing police information. In total, at least 200 suspected perpetrators have been arrested in various cities.
The riots were “completely unacceptable”, said Peije de Meij, coordinator of the national police action on New Year’s Eve. “Unfortunately, this is the reality in which we always have to operate around the turn of the year.” In various places, including Amsterdam, the riot police were confronted “with large groups of people dressed in balaclavas who specifically sought confrontation with the police.”
A 22-year-old died on New Year’s Eve in Boxberg, Brandenburg, when an illegal pyrotechnic bullet bomb exploded. As the police in Görlitz announced on Monday, the explosive detonated immediately after the fuse was lit for reasons that are still unclear. The man standing next to him was seriously injured and died on the spot.
According to the police, the deceased bought the ball bomb abroad after the initial findings and imported it into Germany without permission. A 22-year-old acquaintance of the man was slightly injured in the explosion. After the events, friends and relatives had to be cared for by a psychologically trained crisis intervention team. The police are investigating.
Ball bombs are extremely powerful fireworks fired from launchers. Due to its explosive power, its operation is actually only reserved for trained specialists. The authorities warn every year about illegal acquisition and point out the danger of improper handling.
The cantonal police of Bern received about 80 reports on New Year’s Eve. Most of these involved arguments, but also disturbances of the peace and fires.
About thirty of these reports related to the Bern region, the rest to the rest of the canton. A media spokeswoman for the Bern cantonal police announced this upon request on New Year’s Day. According to the cantonal police’s knowledge, no one was injured in the fires, the spokeswoman said.
As the police of the canton of Basel-Stadt reports, there were several operations on New Year’s Eve. The rescue operations center received approximately 70 emergency calls.
The police intervened in ten arguments and fights. Complaints about noise pollution and reports of unauthorized fireworks have also been received. Basel’s medical service took ten drunk people to hospital and five others were injured during New Year’s Eve celebrations. However, no injuries from fireworks have been reported.
The professional fire brigade was called six times, but was able to complete the work quickly.
Just nine minutes after midnight, little Matteo was born in the hospital in Sorengo TI. The little one weighs 3105 grams and is 49 centimeters long. His parents are very happy.
According to Basel University Hospital, Little India was born 18 minutes later, at 12:27 p.m.
Little Thea was born at 4:03 am in the Triemli city hospital in Zurich. She is the second child of Corinna and Daniel from Zurich Enge. “We are very happy that we can start the new year with such a cheerful event,” says dad Daniel. For mother Corinna, the New Year’s birth was a surprise: “The expected birth date was a few days later, Thea left earlier, she probably really wanted to experience New Year’s Eve.”
The Hirslanden Clinic in Zurich also reported a New Year’s birth. Little Hamza was born healthy at 6:22 am. At birth he weighed 3,326 grams and was 49 centimeters long.
The Cantonal Hospital of Lucerne welcomed Gianna Malu at 2:22 am. At a length of 45 centimeters she weighed 2970 grams, exactly an hour later Liv was born in the Zollikerberg Hospital. She was 50 centimeters long and weighed 3150 grams.
The Valais Hospital also announced the birth of their New Year’s baby. Little Johanna was born at 3:27 am. The first child of Réhane Delisle and Mathieu. Johanna weighed 3360 grams and 50 cm at birth. The baby and mother are doing well. Meanwhile, Upper Valais is still waiting for its first New Year’s baby.
In the canton of Thurgau, a 35-year-old man was moderately injured in a dispute between several people in Warth. He was flown to a hospital by rescue helicopter. Emergency services arrested two 16-year-old suspects at the scene.
Four other people between the ages of 16 and 31 were slightly injured. The emergency services took two of them to a hospital, the Thurgau cantonal police announced on Monday. The argument broke out shortly before 3am. The background was initially unclear.
In total, the police received about twenty reports of fires, disturbances and disputes from Sunday evening to Monday morning. In Tägerwilen there was a fire on the balcony of an apartment building in the evening for unknown reasons. The material damage amounted to tens of thousands of francs. No one was injured.
In Ermatingen, a used fireworks battery caused heavy smoke in the basement of an apartment building. The residents were able to extinguish the fire. In Frauenfeld, Amriswil and Uttwil, fire brigades had to extinguish fires in containers and rubbish bins.
Source: Blick
I am Amelia James, a passionate journalist with a deep-rooted interest in current affairs. I have more than five years of experience in the media industry, working both as an author and editor for 24 Instant News. My main focus lies in international news, particularly regional conflicts and political issues around the world.
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