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On Saturday evening, a car left the road in Borgentreich and crashed into a tree. Two girls aged four and ten died. The cause of the accident is still unclear.
ZTwo girls aged four and ten died in a serious traffic accident in Borgentreich in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia. They were traveling in the car with their father, brother and another man on Saturday evening when the car left the road to the right and crashed into a tree.
According to the police on Sunday, the cause was still unclear. The 35-year-old father who had been driving, the 7-year-old boy and a 45-year-old passenger survived, according to reports with serious injuries. The girls died in the hospital.
Criminal proceedings were initiated against the driver. A blood sample was also taken from him.
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