Serious accident in Much-Böving: Fire brigade saved in trapped woman

<p> <strong> Serious accident in Much-Böving: Fire brigade saved in trapped woman </strong> </p>

Much: Two cars collide at the intersection - two injured

On Tuesday afternoon, a serious traffic accident occurred in Much-Böving, in which two people were injured. State road 312 had to be completely closed for about 90 minutes to carry out rescue measures and secure the scene of the accident. An emergency doctor and two ambulances were involved in the operation. The volunteer fire brigade was also alerted because it was initially assumed that a person was trapped in a vehicle.

After initial investigations by the police, an 80-year-old driver wanted to cross the L312 when she had overlooked a car coming from the right. The collision was so violent that the VW Tiguan, who was traveling towards Much, was thrown around 180 degrees. The driver of the Tiguan, a 60-year-old woman, could not free himself due to the Situation.

rescue measures and use of the fire brigade

The fire brigade had to make a gentle liberation of the injured woman from her vehicle under the guidance of the head of operations Timo Kautz. With hydraulic equipment, the doors of the car and the B-pillar were removed to save the patient. After the first medical intervention, the 60-year-old was transported to a hospital. Your 59-year-old passenger and a dog remained unharmed.

A policewoman who was a witness at the scene of the accident took over the accident site and took care of the injured people and the dog. Then she brought the 59-year-old home safely.

The 80-year-old person who caused the accident suffered only minor injuries. Around 20 firefighters were deployed during the rescue work. The road maintenance department caused the rescue of the vehicles after the accident; A towing company transported the VW Tiguan, while a relative drove away the VW Golf of the cause.