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Ulrich Tukur Says Wife Was Run Over by Her Car in Italy

She is now at Berlin's Charité following an airlift from Italy.

Overview

  • Tukur, in a Bild interview published Saturday, recounted that his wife, photographer Katharina John, suffered life‑threatening injuries on their property in southern Italy in late December 2025.
  • He said she stepped out to open a gate, the handbrake was not set, the car rolled, and she was dragged under it after trying to jump back in to stop the vehicle.
  • A neighbor found her about two hours later and she was first taken to a local clinic before Tukur arranged an emergency flight to Berlin for specialist care at the Charité.
  • Tukur described the scene as catastrophic and said she is now beginning to mobilize, with a long rehabilitation ahead; outlets citing unnamed sources report she may need up to two years of intensive therapy.
  • Most published details come from Tukur’s account to Bild and were repeated by major German outlets such as Stern, Focus, and Der Spiegel, with no independent medical reports released.