(hd) On Tuesday evening (22.04.2025) at 21:10, a traffic accident occurred at the intersection of Bahnhofstraße / Auf der Freiheit in Herford in which one of the people involved was seriously injured. A 37-year-old woman from Herford was driving her Audi on Niederstraße in the direction of the city center. At around the same time, a 41-year-old man was driving his Smart car from Wittekindstraße into the Bahnhofstraße / Auf der Freiheit intersection. The two vehicles collided there. The Smart driver suffered serious injuries as a result. He had to be rescued from his vehicle by the fire department and then taken to hospital. The Audi driver was uninjured. Property damage was caused to both vehicles. The amount of damage is estimated to be at least 7000 euros. Witness statements suggest that different types of misconduct on the part of the two parties may have contributed to the accident. In order to be able to verify this objectively, a specially trained and equipped accident investigation team was called in. The Herford police traffic commissioner's office has taken over the investigation. An evaluation of the secured accident traces is still pending.
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Herford district police
Press office Herford
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