Everswinkel (dpa / lnw) – An 80-year-old driver suffered life-threatening injuries in an accident on the 811 country road near Everswinkel (Warendorf district) on Sunday. The police said in the evening that she had left the curve in her car and left the road for reasons that have not yet been clarified. The car then got stuck in a ditch. Because of the serious injuries, the woman was taken to a hospital by rescue helicopter. The highway had to be closed during the operation.