German trucker rams into climate protester blocking intersection

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German trucker rams into climate protester blocking intersection, drags him to side of road

By Allie Griffin
July 25, 2023

A truck driver struck a climate protester with his vehicle as the activist sat in a busy roadway blocking traffic in Stralsund, Germany, earlier this month.

Video of the encounter posted online shows protesters sitting directly in front of the truck with a poster between them when the angry driver steps out of the truck’s cab and violently throws two of them aside.

After shoving one to the ground, he gets behind the wheel and steps on the gas pedal, pushing one of the men forward a few feet before he stops the truck, the July 12 footage shows.

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After he struck the one demonstrator, he got out and dragged him to the side of the road and then sped off past the protest, Ostsee Zeitung reported.

Police arrived at the scene soon after and calmed growing tensions, including removing the two glue-down protesters.

The truck driver is being investigated for the violent encounter.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/07/25/german-trucker-rams-into-climate-protester-blocking-intersection-drags-him-to-side-of-road/