Ilmenau (dpa/th) – A 20-year-old woman collided with a semi-trailer truck in her car and was seriously injured. Her 22-year-old passenger was also seriously injured in the accident on Thursday afternoon and flown to a clinic with a rescue helicopter, the police said on Friday.
Accordingly, the 20-year-old driver lost control of her vehicle and got into oncoming traffic in a curve near Stützerbach (Ilm-Kreis). There she collided with a trailer truck and was thrown back into her lane, where she collided with the car of a 31-year-old woman.
The 31-year-old woman suffered only minor injuries. Three dogs were in the car of the two seriously injured women. According to local police, one of them died. Another received veterinary care.
