North Rhine-Westphalia
Two dead and six injured in car accident in Gummersbach
The fire brigade and police are on duty at an accident site in Gummersbach. photo
© Markus Klümper/dpa
The 19-year-old driver skidded for unknown reasons and crashed into an oncoming car. He himself was critically injured – his two passengers died.
A 19-year-old driver was traveling with the two people in the car on the Westtangente in the direction of Wasserfahrt in the evening. In a left-hand bend, the car skidded for reasons that are still unclear, the car spun, crossed into the lane of oncoming traffic and hit the rear of an oncoming car with five people on board. The impact caused several people to become trapped and had to be freed by the fire department. The 19-year-old’s passengers were killed.
The 19-year-old was critically injured and the five people were seriously injured – they were taken to nearby hospitals. Emergency services and police continued to work on site. The closure of the western bypass was expected to last until early Wednesday morning. The investigation into the cause of the accident was still ongoing.