Two seriously injured after crash in Dortmund: 60-year-old races into oncoming traffic

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Status: 16.09.2024, 10:28 a.m.

From: Malte Schindel

Two people were seriously injured in a car accident in Dortmund-Hörde. The cars crashed head-on into each other.

Dortmund – Last Saturday morning (September 14th) there was a serious car accident in Dortmund-Hörde in which two vehicles collided head-on. Both drivers suffered serious injuries, police announced on Monday.

Two seriously injured after crash in Dortmund: 60-year-old races into oncoming traffic

According to the report, a 60-year-old man was driving his VW west on Steinkühlerweg at 9:40 a.m. According to consistent witness statements, he overtook a bus that was stopped in front of him near the “Am Remberg” bus stop, but he “suddenly accelerated sharply” and drove his car into oncoming traffic.

The driver (56) of an oncoming Kia could no longer avoid the car. The cars crashed head-on into each other.

The 60-year-old may have suffered a medical emergency at the time of the accident, which could explain the sudden acceleration. The vehicles were no longer drivable. The police estimated the material damage at 60,000 euros.