Seelze: 54-year-old Harley rider seriously injured after accident
Hanover - Police reports: On Wednesday afternoon, 11.05.2022, a motorcycle and a Skoda collided with each other on Garbsener Landstraße in Seelze. The 54-year-old rider of the Harley-Davidson was thrown over the hood of the car as a result of the collision and fell onto the road. Accompanied by an emergency doctor, an ambulance took the seriously injured man to a rescue helicopter, which flew him to hospital.
According to the information available to the Seelze police department so far, a 78-year-old man was driving his Skoda on Brüggefeld road in the direction of Garbsener Landstraße. At the junction at around 4:15 p.m., he wanted to turn left towards Seelze town center. At the same time, a 54-year-old man approached from the left on Garbsener Landstraße in his motorcycle the brand Harley-Davidson. At the Brüggefeld junction, the motorcycle collided head-on with the front driver's side of the Skoda Citygo. The motorcyclist took off and crashed onto the asphalt a few meters away. He was initially only partially responsive.
Witnesses immediately alerted the emergency services and police and provided first aid. The police closed the Garbsener Landstraße in both directions for almost three hours for the rescue work and accident investigation. Accompanied by an emergency doctor, an ambulance drove the seriously injured man from Garbsen to the Fire department Seelze, where a rescue helicopter had already landed. This flew the 54-year-old directly to a hospital. Another ambulance also transported the slightly injured senior citizen from Barsinghausen to hospital.
The police estimate the damage at around 40,000 euros. The police seized the vehicles involved in the accident for further investigation. The investigation into the circumstances of the accident is ongoing.
Hanover Police Headquarters
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