North Rhine-Westphalia: Two pedestrians were hit by a car and seriously injured

Hilchenbach (dpa / lnw) - Two pedestrians were hit by a car in Hilchenbach (Siegen-Wittgenstein district) and seriously injured.

North Rhine-Westphalia: Two pedestrians were hit by a car and seriously injured

Hilchenbach (dpa / lnw) - Two pedestrians were hit by a car in Hilchenbach (Siegen-Wittgenstein district) and seriously injured. The two men, aged 31 and 54, were hit head-on by a 46-year-old driver on the street in the dark, the police said on Wednesday. According to initial findings, he overlooked the pedestrians dressed in dark because of the weather conditions.

Both pedestrians were seriously injured in the accident on Tuesday evening, the 54-year-old was said to be life-threatening. They came to the hospital. According to a police spokesman, the driver was not injured. The scene of the accident remained temporarily closed, the police initiated investigations.