North Rhine-Westphalia: Driver drives against tree: critically injured

Lindlar (dpa / lnw) - A driver was critically injured in a collision with a tree.

North Rhine-Westphalia: Driver drives against tree: critically injured

Lindlar (dpa / lnw) - A driver was critically injured in a collision with a tree. The 53-year-old was driving on a country road in the Oberberg district late Sunday evening when he suddenly lost control of his car on the straight road and crashed into the tree, the police said. As a result of the impact, he was trapped in the car and had to be freed by the fire department. He was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. According to the information, the state road had to be completely closed for about three hours.