Overview
- In Elmshorn on Monday afternoon, three crashes occurred within roughly 40 minutes, including a two-car collision that left a 55-year-old woman with life-threatening head injuries.
- The critically injured woman was flown by rescue helicopter to a hospital, and the street was closed during the landing between 16:20 and 17:05.
- Also in Elmshorn, a child was lightly hurt after being struck by a car, and a separate car–motorcycle crash resulted in minor injuries.
- In Hamm on Friday, a 28-year-old driver crossed into oncoming traffic on Münsterstraße and hit a 64-year-old’s Opel, seriously injuring the woman while a one-year-old passenger was taken to a children’s clinic.
- Police cited significant vehicle damage and multiple towings in Hamm, while in Hamminkeln on Saturday night a rear-end collision with a left-turning car injured a mother and two children lightly and prompted a temporary closure of Weseler Straße.