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Elderly individual in a wheelchair sustains severe injuries after a fall

Police in Gütersloh reported incidents on Saturday evening in Steinhagen, with witnesses present.

Elderly Man in Wheelchair Suffers Severe Injuries from Fall
Elderly Man in Wheelchair Suffers Severe Injuries from Fall

Elderly individual in a wheelchair sustains severe injuries after a fall

In the evening of August 30, 20XX, a 78-year-old man from Steinhagen, a town in the MK region, was involved in an accident while driving his wheelchair. The incident occurred at a turnaround on Sandforther Street in Gütersloh.

Passing witnesses alerted the emergency services and provided first aid before they arrived. The man was subsequently taken to a hospital in Gütersloh for further treatment.

Due to the possibility of life-threatening injury, a VU team from the Bielefeld police headquarters took over the qualified accident investigation at the scene. The VU-Team (Verkehrsunfallaufnahmeteam) is a specialised unit that focuses on traffic accident investigation and evidence securing.

The Gütersloh Police have confirmed the incident and can be contacted for further inquiries. Their press office can be reached at [email protected], and they can also be found on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/polizei.nrw.gt/) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/polizei_nrw_gt/). For more information about the Gütersloh Police, visit their official website at https://guetersloh.polizei.nrw/.

The investigation into the incident is currently ongoing. The Gütersloh Police encourage anyone with information related to the accident to come forward and contact the authorities.

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