North Rhine-Westphalia: Five injured in overtaking accident near Bonn: hit and run

Meckenheim (dpa / lnw) - Five people were injured in an accident when overtaking shortly before leaving Meckenheim (Rhein-Sieg district) near Bonn - a 15-year-old seriously.

North Rhine-Westphalia: Five injured in overtaking accident near Bonn: hit and run

Meckenheim (dpa / lnw) - Five people were injured in an accident when overtaking shortly before leaving Meckenheim (Rhein-Sieg district) near Bonn - a 15-year-old seriously. Four of the injured were taken to the hospital. The person who caused the accident then fled towards Rheinbach on Saturday evening, according to the police. The search for his vehicle has so far been unsuccessful.

The man had overtaken two vehicles over a restricted area on Saturday evening, it was said. Then the previously unknown driver stopped the overtaking maneuver and cut in again. There was a collision with the car of a 24-year-old. As a result, the vehicle of the unknown cause of the accident collided with another car driving ahead of a 47-year-old. This tilted to the side.