Hesse: Two injured after an accident on an oil-smeared road

Kirtorf (dpa/lhe) - Two men were injured in an accident on a federal road near Kirtorf in the Vogelsberg district that was smeared with oil.

Hesse: Two injured after an accident on an oil-smeared road

Kirtorf (dpa/lhe) - Two men were injured in an accident on a federal road near Kirtorf in the Vogelsberg district that was smeared with oil. A 19-year-old slipped his car across the road on Tuesday afternoon before he could park it on a dirt road, police said. After that, a 25-year-old drove his car off the road and collided with the 19-year-old's car. The 25-year-old was seriously injured and his passenger was slightly injured.

The car of a 55-year-old was responsible for the oil on the road: The woman had previously lost control of her car for an unknown reason, which crashed into a boundary stone and lost a large amount of oil. According to the police, all three vehicles suffered material damage of 29,000 euros.