Brookmerland (dpa / lni) - A 25-year-old got off the road with his car on Christmas Day in the Aurich district, hit a tree and was critically injured.

He was trapped in his vehicle and had to be rescued by the fire brigade with heavy equipment, as the fire brigade announced on Friday evening.

Then he was flown to a hospital in a rescue helicopter.

Why the 25-year-old got off the road was initially open.

Landstrasse 4 in Osteel was completely closed for an hour and a half.