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Money rain on the motorway: after an accident on the A1 near Nettersheim in the Eifel, the police found banknotes worth several thousand euros.
According to the police, a man was driving his car on the highway on Tuesday evening.
In heavy rain, the car came off the lane, the man was thrown out of the car and seriously injured.
During their operation, the police discovered the banknotes that had also been thrown out of the car.
According to the police, the 24-year-old driver should not have a driver's license.
It is still unclear who owns the car and the money.
The motorway in the direction of Dortmund was closed for several hours during the operation on Wednesday night.
ptz / dpa