Shock in Schmallenberg: Serious traffic accident with injuries!

Shock in Schmallenberg: Serious traffic accident with injuries!

A serious traffic accident occurred in Meschede-Schmallenberg today, which kept the emergency services on tenterhooks. At around 4:45 p.m. there was a dramatic collision between a car and a truck from Poland on federal highway 236. The 42-year-old car driver from Westfeld was trapped in her car and was only freed by the fire department. Initially her condition was considered critical, but after medical treatment it was announced that her life was no longer in danger and she was flown to the hospital in Cologne, according to a report by WPK is called.

Rescuers on a large scale

The rescue services and the fire department were on site with around 60 emergency services. It was previously reported that up to three people were trapped, but ultimately only the car driver was seriously injured. The 58-year-old truck driver, however, remained uninjured, did not have to go to hospital and was treated directly at the scene of the accident. It is still unclear why the truck crossed into oncoming traffic and a police team is currently investigating to clarify the exact circumstances of the accident.

In addition to the traffic accident, there are also reports of a fraud case in Meschede. Unknown perpetrators defrauded an 80-year-old woman from Schmallenberg of several thousand euros by deceiving her on the phone that her son was being taken into custody after an alleged traffic accident. The fee was paid and the money was handed over in Meschede at around 8:40 p.m. After the incident, the police were immediately informed and have now taken over the investigation into this cruel fraud delta, reported news.de.