Published: 9 Apr 12 09:53 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.de/national/20120409-41831.htmlShareTweetFour people were killed in a car crash on Sunday evening in Rhineland-Palatinate after their vehicle smashed into trees. Among the dead are a woman and her 10-year-old son.
Easter colder than Christmas this year (9 Apr 12)Exploding boat causes harbour holiday havoc (7 Apr 12)Pied petrol-pipers of Hamelin strike (6 Apr 12)The group were driving down an empty road at around 9:30 pm in the Alzey-Worms area of the state, when for unknown reasons their BMW came off the road and hit two trees.
The impact left three women, aged 29, 33 and 39, and a 10-year-old boy dead. A 46-year-old man was taken to nearby Mainz university hospital with severe injuries. He is now fighting for his life, police said in a statement released during the night.