Winterchaos in NRW: Accidents and smoothness - Hochsauerland in crisis mode!

In the past few days, numerous traffic accidents have occurred in North Rhine-Westphalia, which are due to winter road conditions. The German Weather Service (DWD) has announced snow and smoothness, especially in the north and in the middle of the federal state. These dangerous conditions led to a number of collisions and injuries.

like Welt.de were reported in the Hochsauerlandkreis, 45 and 38 years old Collection seriously injured. The damage to the vehicles involved amounts to around 40,000 euros. There was also an accident on the A45 motorway when a truck crashed into a guardrail. Another vehicle then collided, with a driver being slightly injured. This accident site had to be closed for several hours until the traffic could be diverted in the early morning. Overall, several other accidents were recorded in cities such as Cologne, Wuppertal and Schmallenberg, in which a total of six people were slightly injured.

traffic accidents and risk of black ice

In addition to the incidents in the Hochsauerlandkreis, the Rheinische Post North Rhine-Westphalia. In the morning, the police in Cologne already recorded eight accidents. A seriously injured man had to be taken to the hospital after a fall with the e-scooter. Cyclists were also affected; A woman also needed hospitalized treatment. The police in Wesel reported a variety of accidents with slightly injured people, while towing services had to recover many vehicles that were no longer ready to drive.

The police warn the public, especially drivers, cyclists and pedestrians, to be cited on the smooth streets. In several regions, including Mönchengladbach, warns of the extremely smooth road conditions. The Höxter district also recorded several accidents, including a truck that came off a federal road and landed in the ditch. On Tuesday evening, the police also registered seven accidents in the Paderborn district of snow.