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Series of accidents on the federal highway: a total of five vehicles damaged
Photo: Tobias Junghannß / dpa
There was an accident involving several police vehicles on a Saxon federal road near Rackwitz.
As the police in Saxony reported, the driver of a police bus drove into a civilian police van that was "braking due to traffic", which was pushed onto a Sprinter as a result.
Another sprinter driving behind the police bus also had to brake, causing a following police vehicle to crash into it.
investigations started
According to police information, five injured people were taken to nearby hospitals for outpatient treatment.
The main road was closed for the accident recording, four of the vehicles had to be towed.
The amount of the damage was not yet clear, the traffic accident service has started the investigation.
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