Polizeipräsidium Osthessen: Traffic accident on the highway A 4, Ri. Ost- Additional message

Gerstungen and Wommen (Thüringer Zipfel). A busy 4-person VW Golf Plus from the Mettmann district was probably due to a tire defect on the wet road in the skidding. The vehicle then arrived to the right of the road, went up an embankment and struck a tree. The 4 people sitting in the car were seriously injured. A 65-year-old woman sitting in the back seat died despite resuscitation measures quickly put in place on the site. The 46-year-old driver from Erkrath had to be seriously injured at the Bad Hersfeld hospital and a 70-year-old man sitting in the back seat at Rotenburg Hospital. To transport the pbadenger, a helicopter was requested, which landed on the opposite lane and brought the woman to the Erfurt Hospital

The lanes to the west were closed due to from the landing of the helicopter rescue for about 1 hour. The blocking of lanes has continued until 4:30 pm, traffic is currently pbaded in the left lane at the accident site.

To clarify the cause of the accident, an appraiser was called and secured the car [DLDKHKPvDdelaPPOsthessen06611052031