North Rhine-Westphalia: 52-year-old truck driver seriously injured in a traffic accident

Rheinberg (dpa / lnw) - A truck driver was seriously injured in a traffic accident on the L 137 in Rheinberg in the Wesel district. The 52-year-old left the road on Sunday morning outside of the village with his semi-trailer truck, collided with a tree and then stopped in a field, the police said on Sunday afternoon. A rescue helicopter flew the seriously injured to a hospital. It was initially unclear why the man left the road. The roadway was closed for the time of the rescue.