Gelsenkirchen · NW
Switchblade drawn during traffic dispute in Gelsenkirchen
During a traffic dispute in Gelsenkirchen's old town, a 41-year-old cyclist drew a switchblade and held it toward a 20-year-old car driver. The argument followed a near collision at the junction of Gildenstraße and Elisabethstraße on the morning of Friday, 7 November 2025.
The driver took the knife away from the cyclist and sustained a minor cut in the process. A witness alerted police, who seized the knife and separated those involved. Criminal proceedings were initiated against the cyclist.
Source: www.presseportal.de
Documented information
- Incident date
- Confirmed fatalities
- Not separately confirmed
- Category
- Knife threats
- Injury information
- Minor injury reported
- Confirmed injured persons
- 1
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