Serious crash on the A52: Six injured after car battle!

Serious crash on the A52: Six injured after car battle!

A total of six people were injured in a spectacular traffic accident on the morning of November 30, 2024 on the A52 near Essen-Kettwig. At around 8:10 a.m. two cars collided in the direction of Bochum, with one of the cars overturning. The occupants, including two young men in the overturned vehicle, and four other people in the second car suffered injuries. Fortunately, neither the drivers nor the passengers were trapped in their vehicles fireworld.at reported.

An ambulance from the Ratingen fire department, which happened to be present, was the first to arrive at the scene of the accident and immediately provided first aid. Immediately afterwards, the Essen fire department was alerted, which rushed to the scene of the accident with a large contingent of emergency services, including several rescue vehicles and the Essen-Margarethenhöhe volunteer fire department. The highway had to be completely closed during the entire rescue operation, causing traffic to build up significantly. All the injured were examined by emergency doctors and transported to various local hospitals, according to the report derwesten.de.

Investigations are ongoing

The police have started investigating the exact cause of the accident. Witnesses to the incident and other circumstances should be taken into account in order to fully clarify what happened. The A52 remains closed for the time being while the clean-up work is in full swing. The emergency services worked quickly to secure the danger zone and reopen traffic after the dramatic incident.