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Ambulance hits horse in Windeck as fog causes separate crash
An ambulance responding to an emergency hit a horse on the K23 in Windeck-Helpenstell during the night.
The horse died at the scene, and its escape from a nearby pasture has not been explained.
It was very foggy, and investigators say the crew may not have seen the horse in time.
One paramedic was lightly injured and another seriously injured and taken to hospital.
In a separate early-morning crash on the K7 near Windeck-Locksiefen, a car trying to pass a truck collided with another vehicle, lightly injuring two people.
Police are investigating both crashes, and the K7 was closed, with the closure expected to continue for some time.
An ambulance struck and killed a horse on the K23 in Windeck-Helpenstell during the night before Friday, October 30, 2026.
Fog was reported at the time, and the horse may have been hard for the ambulance crew to see.
WDR reported that one paramedic was slightly injured and another was seriously injured and taken to hospital.
The horse had escaped from a pasture in a neighbouring town, but how it got out was unclear.
A separate crash involving a car and a truck occurred on the K7 near Windeck-Locksiefen in the early morning.
- Who
- An ambulance crew and a horse were involved; WDR reported that two paramedics were injured.
- What
- The ambulance struck and killed the horse. A separate collision on the K7 involved a car, a truck and another vehicle.
- When
- The horse collision happened during the night before Friday, October 30, 2026. The separate crash happened in the early morning.
- Where
- The horse collision was on the K23 in Windeck-Helpenstell; the other crash was on the K7 near Windeck-Locksiefen.
- Why
- Fog may have prevented the ambulance crew from seeing the horse. The cause of the second crash was not established.
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An ambulance struck a horse on the K23 in Windeck-Helpenstell; the horse died at the scene.
A car collided with another vehicle while trying to overtake a truck on the K7 near Windeck-Locksiefen.
- Horse collision
- K23 in Windeck-Helpenstell
- Horse
- Died at the scene
- Weather
- Very foggy during the horse collision, according to the Rhein-Sieg control centre
- Injuries
- WDR reported one paramedic slightly injured and another seriously injured
- Separate crash
- K7 near Windeck-Locksiefen; three cars and one truck involved
- Second-crash injuries
- Two people were slightly injured