6 killed in head-on traffic collision in Germany

Six people died in a road accident near the western German town of Ochtrup in the early hours of Sunday, police in the town near the Dutch border reported, said dpa.

The collision occurred when a vehicle skidded into the path of oncoming traffic, hitting another vehicle head-on near a railway crossing, police said.

One vehicle carrying two people caught alight and burnt out, killing both the driver and passenger.

All four people in the other vehicle were also killed, the police report said.

A police spokeswoman said identification of the victims was proceeding, with a specialist team deployed to the site of the accident to ascertain the precise course of events.