A few hours before Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán landed in Rome to meet his friend and ally Giorgia Meloni, an agent of his escort died in hospital in Stuttgart, Germany, after a car accident. It all occurred at 11.15am today, Monday 24 June, while two German police motorcycles were busy escorting Orbán’s blue car. On the way to the airport, they were involved in a collision with a car, a BMW driven by a 69-year-old woman, who “did not see a barrier” and hit two officers head-on, killing one and seriously injuring the ‘other.
The car, in particular, hit the motorcycle of a 61-year-old policeman, who was thrown onto that of another 27-year-old officer who was blocking the passage. Both officers involved were seriously injured in the accident and the older of the two died shortly later in hospital. Last night, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was at the Mhp-Arena in Stuttgart to watch the European Championship match between “his” Hungary and Scotland, won 1-0 in a photo finish by the Hungarian national team. Orbán, specifies the German tabloid Bild, wanted to leave for Budapest around noon. The accident involving two officers from his escort occurred about eight kilometers from the airport.
On the cover: Giorgia Meloni and Viktor Orbán at Palazzo Chigi, 24 June 2024 (ANSA/Angelo Carconi)
