Five injured in the event of an accident in Gevelsberg: This is how the crash came!

A traffic accident in Gevelsberg occurred on December 28, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. on Hagener Strasse. In the incident, an 83-year-old driver from Wilhelmshaven in a Mercedes and a 40-year-old driver from Ennepetal were involved in another car. The older driver turned left onto a property and overlooked the oncoming vehicle, which led to a collision of the two cars.

A total of five inmates of the vehicles involved were slightly injured. The vehicles were no longer ready to drive after the accident and had to be towed. The Gevelsberg fire brigade was on site to scatter expiring equipment.

more details about the accident

The local authorities recommend being careful in the event of similar incidents and always being aware of the traffic situation. Contact information for the district police authority Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis are available on your website, including a telephone number and email address for press inquiries.

In a further research into similar incidents, it was found that other accidents in North Rhine-Westphalia also contribute to an increase in traffic accidents. General statistics for North Rhine-Westphalia show a total of 637,365 accidents for 2023, including 63,250 with personal injury. The number of slightly injuries is about 68,000 people.