Berlin, November 15th, 2026 (The Berlin Spectator) – A child cyclist died in a traffic accident in Berlin’s Tiergarten borough on Saturday afternoon. According to the police, the victim fell off the bicycle on Potsdamer Strasse, to the south of Potsdamer Platz, and was then run over by a bus.
While the victim died on the scene, the child’s mother, who was riding her own bike, was injured. She was in shock and is being treated medically, as it says in the police report on this tragic case.
Why and how exactly the child fell off the bike is unclear. There is a bike lane at the location of the accident. At the intersection with Lützowstrasse, the bike lane is interrupted, and cyclists have to cross the street before they can continue on it.
The Berlin Police Department did not say how old the child was. After the accident, Potsdamer Strasse was blocked for hours. The investigation is ongoing.
Meanwhile, Berlin’s public transport provider BVG issued a statement saying it was shocked. “Our thoughts are with the deceased child, the victim’s family and our colleague.” They were referring to the employee who drove the bus.
In Berlin, several cyclists die in accidents every year. In 2025, five cyclists died on the streets of the German capital, in 2024 there were eleven fatalities of this kind, and twelve in 2023.
