A person was killed in an accident involving six cars in Bocholt (Borken district).
The police spoke of several injuries on Saturday morning without giving exact numbers.
The fire brigade had previously spoken of eleven injured, including three seriously injured.
Bocholt - On Friday evening, two cars collided in the opposite direction on Bundesstraße 67.
As a result, four other vehicles collided with the accident vehicle.
A 60-year-old man was so badly injured in the first accident that he had to be taken to hospital and died shortly afterwards.
According to the local fire brigade, the wagons collided with an unexplained cause over a length of around 200 meters on the main road.
A person had to be rescued from a car with a hydraulic rescue device.
The injured were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment.
A police spokesman was unable to provide any information on the sex and age of the injured on Saturday morning.
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