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The true story of how Tony lost his leg.

it happened at 2:50 PM on Friday, October 13, 2023 in Breyell Germany

How Tony lost his leg

It happened at 2:50 PM on Friday the 13th October 2023 in Breyell Germany

Marco P. Zimmermann has destroyed Tony's life

Marco Pierre Zimmermann, the man who hit Tony with his truck, hi has never contacted Tony or visited him in the hospital to see how he was doing or to apologize for what he had done to him. The only thing Marco Pierre Zimmermann did after hitting Tony was immediately hire a lawyer to get his driver’s license back and spread the story that he wasn’t at fault for the accident. But he is indeed at fault. When the German police arrived at the scene, they immediately confiscated Marco Pierre Zimmermann’s driver’s license.

Marco Pierre Zimmermann

dat is de man die Tony met zijn truck had aangereden, hij heeft nooit Tony gecontacteerd of hem in het ziekenhuis bezocht om te zien hoe het met hem ging of om zijn excuses aan te bieden voor wat hij Tony had aangedaan. Het enige wat Marco Pierre Zimmermann deed nadat hij Tony had aangereden, was onmiddellijk een advocaat inhuren om zijn rijbewijs terug te krijgen en het verhaal te verspreiden dat hij niet schuldig was aan het ongeluk. Maar hij is wel degelijk schuldig. Toen de Duitse politie ter plaatse arriveerde, namen ze onmiddellijk Marco Pierre Zimmermanns rijbewijs in beslag.

Nettetal Breyell Germany Scooter rider seriously injured in accident

October 16, 2023 | 1:58 PM Police authority of the district Viersen Germany

Report from German media

On Friday around 2:50 p.m., a 57-year-old moped rider from Venlo city The Netherlands was traveling on Lobbericher Straße in Nettetal-Breyell, heading towards the city center. At the intersection of Lobbericher Straße and Haagstraße, a 34-year-old truck driver from Viersen-Dülken, traveling in the same direction, overtook him. It is currently unclear whether there was any contact between the two vehicles. The moped rider veered off the road to the right and crashed into a streetlamp. The force of the impact caused such severe injuries that he had to be hospitalized for inpatient treatment. His condition is life-threatening. Lobbericher Straße was completely closed for four hours while the accident was investigated.

From German media

Am Freitag gegen 14:50 Uhr fuhr ein 57-jähriger Rollerfahrer aus Venlo auf der Lobbericher Straße in Nettetal-Breyell in Richtung Stadtzentrum. An der Kreuzung Lobbericher Straße/Haagstraße wurde er von einem 34-jährigen Lkw-Fahrer aus Viersen-Dülken überholt, der in gleicher Richtung unterwegs war. Ob es zu einer Berührung kam, ist noch unklar. Der Rollerfahrer geriet nach rechts von der Fahrbahn ab und prallte gegen einen Laternenmast. Der Aufprall war so heftig, dass er mit lebensgefährlichen Verletzungen ins Krankenhaus gebracht werden musste. Die Lobbericher Straße war für vier Stunden während der Unfallaufnahme komplett gesperrt.

Here Tony's life was destroyed By truck driver Marco P. Zimmermann

Photos from the scene of the accident

After the accident, Tony was immediately taken by ambulance to Maria Hilf Hospital in Mönchengladbach, where six doctors spent eight hours trying to save his life. Tony then underwent three more surgeries. He fought for his life for many weeks. His body no longer produces red blood cells due to the serious traffic accident, and he received liters of blood transfusions.

Traffic accident with life-threatening injuries 14. Oktober 2023

Nettetal-Breyell. (ots) On Friday at around 2:50 p.m., a 57-year-old scooter driver from Venlo was driving along Lobbericher Strasse in Nettetal-Breyell in the direction of the city center. At the intersection of Lobbericher Strasse and Haagstrasse, a 34-year-old truck driver from Viersen-Dülken, who was driving in the same direction, overtook him.It is not yet clear whether there was any contact. The scooter driver veered off the road to the right and hit a street lamp.The force of the impact injured him so badly that he had to be taken to hospital for inpatient treatment. His life is in danger. Lobbericher Strasse was completely closed for four hours while the accident was being recorded.

Newspaper Rheinische Pos: Nettetal - Breyell scooter rider (57) from Venlo city, Netherlands, was seriously injured.

A scooter rider (57) from Venlo city in The Netherlands was seriously injured on Friday during an overtaking maneuver by a truck driver. The police reported this. On Friday at around 14:50, a 57-year-old man was riding his scooter on the Lobbericher Straße in Nettetal-Breyell towards the city centre. According to the police, he was overtaken at the intersection of Lobbericher Straße/Haagstraße by a truck driver (34) from Viersen-Dülken, who was driving in the same direction. According to the police, it is not yet known whether they touched the vehicles. The scooter rider left the road to the right and collided with a lamppost. The force of the impact injured him so seriously that he had to be taken to hospital for treatment. During the recording of the accident, the Lobbericher Straße was completely closed for four hours.

Rushed to the hospital

After the accident, Tony was immediately taken by ambulance to the hospital in Mönchengladbach Maria Hilf hospital, where 6 doctors tried to save Tony's life for 8 hours, after that Tony underwent 3 more operations. And have fought many weeks more for his life,his body no longer produces red blood cells as a result of the serious traffic accident, Tony got gallons of blood transfusions.

Tony's blood is on the right side of the bumper

The company where Marco Zimmermann works as a truck driver is insured with Allianz, and Allianz does not want to admit guilt, even though Marco Zimmermann crashed into Tony. He probably did not crash into Tony on purpose, but he is guilty. He crashed into Tony from behind, and he is the one who overtook Tony.

Photos from the scene of the accident

The injuries Tony sustained

  • His spine was torn.
  • His left lower leg was broken.
  • His left foot was broken in several places.
  • His ankle was broken.
  • The tendons were ruptured.
  • His right leg was shattered above the knee.
  • Tony had severe abrasions all over my body.
  • Tony had terrible pain in the hospital and still has a lot of pain. He was given Opium and Morphine several times a day.

The disabilities Tony now has

The disabilities Tony now has

  • He no longer has his right leg; his leg is gone above the knee.
  • He can no longer walk, the insurance company of the company Marco Zimmermann works for does not want to pay for a good leg prosthesis. With a good leg prosthesis, Tony would be able to walk a little again.
  • Unable to urinate normally.
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Tony's life and his future

Is now completely destroyed

Witness statements

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Current developments

Some excerpts from the original witness statements in German.

The credible witnesses have stated the same thing that I have said, that Marco Pierre hit Tony from behind with his truck and dragged Tony all the way to the lamppost. The fact is that the truck driver Marco P Zimmermann caused the accident, and because of that, Tony is now disabled

The Allianz insurance company

The insurance of the company where the person who caused the accident works does not want to take 100% liability. They only want to pay a very small amount, which is, of course, far too little for what happened to Tony and the terrible pain He has gone through and still has, and for the costs He has made, will make. And for the financial loss He has suffered and still has because of the accident.