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Teenager Killed in NRW Crash as Separate Hesse Wreck Severely Injures Unbelted Passenger

Police inquiries focus on driver control in a curve and highlight seatbelt nonuse as a critical factor.

Overview

  • Kirchlengern, Herford district: a car carrying a 19-year-old driver, three 18-year-olds, and a 17-year-old lost control in a bend and was thrown into oncoming traffic.
  • An 18-year-old was ejected and died at the scene; another 18-year-old was seriously injured, while the driver and two other passengers sustained minor injuries.
  • A 38-year-old in the oncoming vehicle and her 29-year-old passenger suffered minor injuries, according to police.
  • Police seized the 19-year-old driver’s licence in the NRW case as they investigate the precise cause of the collision.
  • At the Ohmtal-Dreieck in Hesse, a 68-year-old driver misjudged the roadway and hit the central guardrail; her 73-year-old husband, unbelted, was severely injured, freed by firefighters, taken to University Hospital Gießen, one lane toward Frankfurt was briefly closed, and damage was estimated at about €18,800 while inquiries continue.