Two members of a family were killed in a head-on collision between a milk truck and a car on federal highway 214.
As the police confirmed, the collision occurred on Thursday afternoon in a curve near Barver in the Diepholz district.
Diepholz - The car occupied by a family from Poland was destroyed, the driver trapped.
The rescue workers were unable to save the family's uncle.
The mother and her two children were freed from the wreck.
The son succumbed to his serious injuries at the scene of the accident, it was said.
The woman and her daughter were admitted to hospital seriously injured.
The truck sped into a field next to the road, the driver was unharmed.
An emergency chaplain supported the emergency services.
Which vehicle got into oncoming traffic in the curve is still unclear, it was said in the evening.
dpa