Bavaria: Agriculture Minister Kaniber injured in an accident with a service limousine

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CSU politician Kaniber in August: Minister in the Söder cabinet since 2018

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A serious traffic accident occurred in the south-east of Bavaria, in which the Bavarian Minister of Agriculture, Michaela Kaniber, was injured.

The CSU politician was traveling in her service limousine and is now in a hospital with moderate injuries.

Your driver was slightly injured, a ministry spokesman said.

Kaniber had to cancel all appointments for the next few days.

Those involved in the accident were seriously injured

According to the police, the accident on the district road in the direction of Siegsdorf in the Traunstein district occurred after a 22-year-old had come to the left into the oncoming lane.

An oncoming 58-year-old was able to avoid the woman's car, but lost control of her vehicle.

The elderly woman's car skidded and collided with the car in which the minister was sitting.

According to the police, the 58-year-old suffered extremely serious injuries, the 22-year-old was unharmed.

According to the Süddeutsche Zeitung, the 45-year-old minister was on her way from her constituency in Berchtesgadener Land to the Ministry of Agriculture in Munich.

Prime Minister Markus Söder brought her into his cabinet in 2018.

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