Six of the 20 injured were in severe condition, according to police spokesperson Andreas Bode. Reul said two people were killed in the crash and the driver killed himself — lower than the earlier police toll of three dead plus the driver. They told German news agency dpa that was the reason authorities cordoned off such a large area. The Muenster University Hospital put out an urgent call for citizens to donate blood — and so many people rushed to help that long lines of donors formed. Muenster, a major university city, has about 300,000 residents and an attractive medieval city centre that was rebuilt after the Second World War.

Source: thestar April 07, 2018 15:28 UTC