Motorist rams into travel agency

Tue 21st Aug, 2012

Munich - Last Friday morning, a man in Ismaning started his car and passed out. After having visited the doctor in Ismaning, the pensioner from Munich returned to the parking lot in Bahnhof Straße where he had parked his BMW. 

The man turned the ignition and then suddenly lost consciousness, the car proceeded driverless from the parking lot over various plants and eventually rammed into the display window of a local travel agency.

The damage to the man's car was estimated to be about 6,000 euros, while the small business was reported to be more than twice that at roughly 15,000 euros. While the travel agency was not open at the time and was empty, the 82-year-old driver was slightly injured and was taken to a Munich hospital.


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