North Rhine-Westphalia: Accident when overtaking: Biker critically injured

Plettenberg (dpa / lnw) - When overtaking, a 22-year-old motorcyclist in Sauerland crashed into a van and suffered life-threatening injuries. The machine drove into a crash barrier near Plettenberg after the collision, the police said in the evening. When the young biker overtook several vehicles, the van also started to overtake and hit the 22-year-old. A rescue helicopter flew the critically injured young man to a hospital. The road remained closed for hours.