Scotland football fan 'tested for drink driving' after horror German crash
Six were taken to hospital - with two said to be in a serious condition
Last updated 14th Jun 2024
Six people have been injured in a head on crash in Germany involving Scotland football fans.
They were heading to Munich for the start of the Euros.
The driver and a passenger are said to be seriously injured.
It's thought he was on the wrong side of the road - and police believe he'd been drinking.
The driver of the second car - a man from Dusseldorf - was slightly hurt.
A statement from Kleve District Police Department - local German police - has said: "On Friday at around 00:10 a.m, there was a traffic accident on the airport ring in Weeze, in which two people were seriously injured and four people were slightly injured.
"A 25-year-old Scotsman was traveling with four other men from Scotland (25, 23, 23 and 23 years old) in a rental car, a Citroen C3, after arriving at the airport to continue his journey to Düsseldorf.
"The five men were a group of friends who had travelled to Germany for UEFA EURO 2024.
"On the way from the terminal towards the exit, the man from Scotland drove in the lane for oncoming traffic.
"This resulted in a head-on collision with a Mercedes Benz S-Class driven by a 45-year-old man from Düsseldorf, who was heading towards the terminal.
"Based on the investigations as part of the accident investigation, there is a suspicion that the Scottish driver used the wrong lane due to left-hand traffic in his home country.
"The driver of the Citroen and a 23-year-old passenger were seriously injured in the accident, the driver of the Daimler-Benz and three other people in the Citroen were slightly injured.
"All persons were taken to various hospitals in the region by the rescue service.
"Since the driver who caused the accident was suspected of being under the influence of alcohol, a blood sample was taken from him in the hospital.
"The Citroen was seized to secure ownership".
A Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has said: “We are supporting a number of British nationals following an incident in Germany and are in contact with the local authorities”.