Saxony-Anhalt: 83-year-old gets on the opposite lane - fatal accident

Südharz (dpa/sa) - An 83-year-old driver died in an accident in the Mansfeld-Südharz district. The woman drove her car near the southern Harz municipality in a right-hand curve on Thursday and collided with an oncoming car, the police said. The two occupants of the other car were seriously injured and had to be extricated from the vehicle by the fire department. One of the injured was taken to hospital by rescue helicopter. As a police spokesman said, the 83-year-old died at the scene of the accident, which had to be completely closed.