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Six injured, including child, in car crash near Seligenstadt

From Die Zeit · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire Named sources Under investigation
  • Two people were seriously injured and four others suffered minor injuries in a collision between two cars near Seligenstadt.
  • The lightly injured included a three-year-old child, while all six injured people were taken to hospitals.
  • Police said the crash may have occurred as a 71-year-old driver attempted to turn around on a rural road and appealed for witnesses.

Two people were seriously injured and four others suffered minor injuries when two cars collided near Seligenstadt, police said. A three-year-old child was among those lightly injured.

The seriously injured people were a 71-year-old driver and a 49-year-old passenger in one of the cars. In the other vehicle, a 52-year-old driver and his 49-year-old passenger suffered minor injuries.

Three additional passengers in the 71-year-old's car, including the child, were also lightly injured. Police said all six injured people were taken to hospitals.

Initial findings indicated that the 71-year-old may have been trying to turn his vehicle around on a rural road when it collided with the car behind it. The road was temporarily closed, and police are seeking witnesses.

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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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