Greußen (dpa / th) - A 20-year-old was killed in a car accident in the Sömmerda district.

The young man went off the road with his vehicle on New Year's Eve on the road between Greußen and Ottenhausen.

His car landed in the ditch near Ottenhausen and crashed into a wall, as the police announced on Friday.

A driver saw the accident vehicle lying on the roof and called the police.

However, any help came too late for the 20-year-old.

According to the police, the driver, who was traveling alone, could only be recovered dead.