Bergkamen (D)Man dies after street fight despite resuscitation attempts

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A 40-year-old man has passed away following a brutal fight in public in Bergkamen, North Rhine-Westphalia, on Saturday.
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On Saturday evening, a fight broke out in the street in Bergkamen, Germany, with multiple participants. One of them, a 40-year-old man, sustained such serious injuries that he died at the scene, despite resuscitation attempts, according to reports published by the police and the Dortmund prosecutor on Sunday.

A second person was hospitalised with serious injuries.

Four people were provisionally arrested. According to the investigation, the reason for the fight is yet to be clarified.

Initial reports suggest a verbal exchange was had by the participants, which later turned physical. The police said it was possible a knife was involved.

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