Severe Road Mishap in Poland Causes Injury, Heavy Traffic Congestion

"In Gelsenkirchen, a female resident, aged 44, was behind the wheel on a Friday..."

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2025 September 14 . 10:09 AM

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Severe Road Mishap in Poland Leads to Significant Delays in Traffic Flow and Causing Serious Harm

Severe Road Mishap in Poland Causes Injury, Heavy Traffic Congestion

In the heart of Gelsenkirchen on Friday, August 29, 2025, a traffic accident occurred that disrupted the flow of traffic on Kurt-Schumacher-Str.

At approximately 14:20, a collision took place in the middle of the intersection with an oncoming Ford car driven by a 44-year-old man from Gelsenkirchen. The other party involved was a 44-year-old woman from Gelsenkirchen, driving a Chevrolet car. She was heading west on the border street and turned left onto Kurt-Schumacher-Str.

As a result of the accident, both vehicles were not driveable and had to be towed away. The woman suffered a suspected fracture of her right forearm and was taken to the hospital after initial treatment at the scene. The other driver was unharmed.

The investigation of the accident was conducted by the Gelsenkirchen Police (Polizei Gelsenkirchen). Tram traffic in both directions and one lane of vehicle traffic on Kurt-Schumacher-Str. towards Buer had to be stopped for the duration of the investigation.

For journalists seeking further details about the accident, Holger Stolp, the contact person at the Gelsenkirchen Police, can be reached at 0209/365 2160 or via email at [email protected]. The Gelsenkirchen Police's website is available at https://gelsenkirchen.polizei.nrw/.

This information was transmitted by the Gelsenkirchen Police and was originally obtained from news aktuell. No new factual details about the accident were provided in this paragraph.

We hope for the speedy recovery of the injured woman and express our sympathies to all those affected by this unfortunate incident.