Overview
- The collision occurred around 9:40 p.m. on Nordlandwehr near Am Alten Stadion in Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia.
- Firefighters extricated trapped occupants using heavy equipment, and all seven injured were transported to regional hospitals.
- A rescue helicopter flew one critically hurt victim to care, while others were taken by ambulance.
- Both vehicles were declared total losses, and a specialist traffic-accident team from Münster documented the scene.
- The road was closed for several hours during rescue and investigation work and reopened at about 1:45 a.m.