traffic - Two people seriously injured in accident on A44
At a severe accident on motorway 44, two people have been seriously injured. A driver came off the road with his car at the Dortmund-Unna intersection on a Wednesday evening, according to the police. The car remained on the hard shoulder and began to burn, as the police reported. The driver and another person in the car were seriously injured.
The police initially suspected that an illegal car race could have caused the accident. It will be investigated whether other people were involved in the race. The accident investigation may last into the early morning hours and could result in short-term closures.
The accident took place in North Rhine-Westphalia, specifically at the Dortmund-Unna intersection. The burning car on the hard shoulder disrupted local traffic. attempts to extinguish the fire were made by automatic fire extinguishers installed along the motorway.
