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Two cars collided head-on in Wilderswil in the Bernese Oberland: Nine people were injured, two of them seriously. (symbolic image)
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A total of nine people were injured in a head-on collision between two cars in Wilderswil BE on Sunday night. According to the police, two of them suffered serious injuries. All nine people are in hospital.
The accident occurred at 2.15 a.m. at Dangelstutz in Wilderswil, as reported by the Bern cantonal police and the Oberland regional public prosecutor's office on Sunday. According to initial findings, a driver was traveling from Zweilütschinen in the direction of Wilderswil when the vehicle crossed into the oncoming lane for reasons still to be clarified. There it collided head-on with an oncoming car.
According to the police, the Dangelstutz was closed from the traffic circle at Tschingelmatte to the junction at Martamatt in Zweilütschinen for the duration of the accident.
Two Rega helicopters, an Air-Glaciers helicopter, five ambulances, patrols and special services from the Bern cantonal police as well as the Bödeli and Wilderswil fire departments were deployed. The Bern cantonal police have launched an investigation to clarify the exact circumstances of the accident.