A motorist lost power over his steering wheel last night in Edam and ended up in a ditch with his car. The car is said to have bumped into a tree shortly before. The driver was liberated from his car by the fire brigade and taken to the hospital.
The accident happened just after 11 p.m. on the Lokkemientjeweg in Edam. The fire brigade pulled out en masse to remove the man who was trapped by the blow from his car. The car was half in the ditch.
Why the man lost power over his steering wheel is unknown. The police are investigating the accident.