Car Accident in Hattingen Leaves One Critically Injured
On the evening of July 30, 2025, a traffic accident involving personal injury occurred at the intersection of Zum Kraftwerk/Henrichs-Allee in Hattingen.
According to a statement released by the Ennepe-Ruhr District Police Headquarters, a 38-year-old driver from Hattingen disregarded the right-of-way rule and collided with a 34-year-old driver's Volkswagen from the left. The 34-year-old remained unharmed in the accident, but the 38-year-old was taken to a nearby hospital with severe injuries.
Initial findings suggest that the 34-year-old was driving on "Zum Kraftwerk" street heading towards "Am Walzwerk" and slowed down to yield at the intersection of "Zum Kraftwerk"/"Henrich-Allee". The 38-year-old's gray VW flipped onto its side and landed in the street.
The traffic accident response team from Bochum was dispatched to the scene, and the intersection area was fully closed during the investigation. The Ennepe-Ruhr District Police Headquarters can be contacted for further inquiries.
The Press Office of the Ennepe-Ruhr District Police Headquarters is located at Strückerberger Straße 32, 58256 Ennepetal. The telephone number for the Press Office is 02333 9166-1200, and the email address is [email protected]. A mobile number for the Press Office is 0174/6310227.
At this time, there is no publicly available information specifying the name of the press spokesman (Pressesprecher) of the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis Polizeidirektion in 2025.
The Ennepe-Ruhr District Police Headquarters would like to remind drivers to always obey traffic rules and regulations to ensure the safety of all road users.
