A serious traffic accident occurred on the B16 in the district of Kelheim. A 40-ton truck collided with a car. A helicopter was in use.
- A serious traffic accident occurred on the B16 in the Kelheim district .
- A truck crashed into a car - the vehicles were thrown into a slope.
- The driver was flown to the Regensburg University Hospital *, seriously injured.
Regensburg - A serious traffic accident occurred on Tuesday morning (June 2) on the B16 in the Kelheim district . According to initial information, a 40-ton truck came off the road between Reissing and Saal an der Donau. The truck then shot back onto the main road and crashed into a car .
Due to the massive collision , both vehicles were thrown into an embankment, the portal idowa reported first . The driver was caught in his car - he had to be released by the fire department . This action lasted a total of 45 minutes. The summer temperatures made the work difficult.
Collision on B16: 40-tonner collides with car - pictures of the scene of the accident
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B16 near Regensburg: 40-ton truck crashes into car helicopters
After the initial care, the driver was flown to the University Hospital of Regensburg with a rescue helicopter . As a firefighter from the fire department in Saal an der Donau told News5, it was quiet for a while "because of Corona". "Today it was really rattling again," the fireman continued.
According to idowa , the seriously injured driver is a 52-year-old man. The driver of the truck suffered minor injuries in the collision. He was taken to a nearby hospital by ambulance .
Serious accident on B16: truck gets off the road and crashes into the car - the cause of the accident is still unclear
It is still unclear why the truck got off the road at all. The total damage incurred in the accident is estimated at around 50,000 euros. The Federal Highway 16 remained completely blocked after the collision.
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In the Upper Palatinate, a serious traffic accident with two fatalities recently occurred in the district of Regensburg. As the police say, a failed overtaking was the trigger.
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