A truck rear-ended a motorhome in Bielefeld. According to one source, the accident occurred on August 19 on Ostring; another source says August 20 in the Hillegossen district. The 74-year-old truck driver from Rheda-Wiedenbrück failed to notice the braking motorhome in time (per one account) or the Ford motorhome stopped at a red light, driven by a 62-year-old man from Hövelhof (per another). Both drivers sustained minor injuries. The vehicles were seriously damaged and had to be towed. Traffic was restricted to one lane until 3:45 p.m.
According to police, the accident occurred on Wednesday at around 2:30 p.m. on Ostring, at the intersection of Ostring/Dingerdisser Straße/Potsdamer Straße. The 74-year-old truck driver from Rheda-Wiedenbrück noticed the braking vehicle too late. The 62-year-old motorhome driver had stopped at a red light.