North Rhine-Westphalia: Fatal accident near Lünen: roads blocked until Monday

Lünen (dpa / lnw) - A driver was fatally injured in an accident at the intersection of federal roads 236n and 54.

North Rhine-Westphalia: Fatal accident near Lünen: roads blocked until Monday

Lünen (dpa / lnw) - A driver was fatally injured in an accident at the intersection of federal roads 236n and 54. According to initial findings, the 31-year-old man left the road on Sunday night in the area of ​​a permanent construction site near Lünen (Unna district), as the Dortmund police announced on Sunday. The car hit a concrete barrier and rolled over several times. The vehicle then crashed into several traffic signs and a mobile traffic light. Rescue workers freed the man who was trapped in the car and took him to the hospital, where he died. Two drivers waiting at the traffic light were not injured.

The scene of the accident was completely closed during the night. According to the police, due to the imminent reestablishment of the construction site, a closure is currently expected until Monday (June 27). On the B236, road users can only turn right onto the B54 in the direction of Lünen. On the B54 in the direction of Lünen, you can only turn right onto the B236 to Schwerte, not left.