North Rhine-Westphalia: Elderly man injured in accident - danger to life

Neuenkirchen (dpa / lnw) - The driver of a motorized wheelchair was hit by a car in Neuenkirchen (Steinfurt district) and critically injured.

North Rhine-Westphalia: Elderly man injured in accident - danger to life

Neuenkirchen (dpa / lnw) - The driver of a motorized wheelchair was hit by a car in Neuenkirchen (Steinfurt district) and critically injured. The police said he crossed the street with the vehicle when turning, and there was a collision with the car of a 22-year-old. It's an older man. His identity has not yet been clarified, he had no ID with him, said a police spokesman.

The driver was slightly injured. The exact cause of the accident was initially unclear. A wheelchair is an electrically operated wheelchair with handlebars.