Großrückerswalde (dpa/sn) - In a head-on collision between two cars in the Erzgebirge district, nine people were injured, one of them seriously. A one-year-old child was among the slightly injured, said a police spokesman on Monday night. Previously, an 18-year-old driver had collided with an oncoming car in Großrückerswalde on Sunday evening. According to initial findings, the cause was a mistake when overtaking.

Rescue workers took the injured to hospitals after the accident. Further details such as the exact course of the accident and the age of the injured were initially unclear. According to the information, the 18-year-old is being investigated on suspicion of endangering road traffic.