A tragic accident occurred in the Hof district. A man came into the oncoming lane with his Ford and crashed into a truck - the driver was killed.
- A serious traffic accident occurred in the Hof district on Monday morning.
- A driver crashed into an oncoming truck.
- Any help came too late for the man.
Hof - A driver died in a traffic accident between a car and a truck on the B173 on Monday (March 9).
Accident in the Hof district: Motorists come into oncoming traffic and crash into trucks
The 63-year-old driver was driving his vehicle on the B173 towards Schwarzenbach am Wald at around 10 a.m. He came from a still unexplained cause at the level of the district of Culmitz with his Ford in a straight line to the left and crashed into an oncoming truck. That is what the police said.
Tragic head-on collision: motorists died at accident site
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The driver from the Hof district was caught in his vehicle in the accident and died at the scene of the accident. The truck driver suffered a shock and was taken to a hospital. An expert came to the scene of the accident on the orders of the public prosecutor's office in Hof and assisted the police officers in clarifying the cause of the accident.
Ford crashes into trucks: accident site blocked - fire departments divert traffic
The site of the accident is closed until around 2.30 p.m. for the duration of the accident recording and recovery. Around 30 volunteers from the volunteer fire departments from the area managed the traffic between Schwarzenbach a. Forest and naila around. The property damage is around 25,000 euros.
The police report in full
“A driver died in a traffic accident between a car and a truck on Monday morning on the B173 federal road.
At around 10 a.m., the 63-year-old was driving his vehicle on the B173 towards Schwarzenbach a.Wald. For reasons unknown until now, the man came to the left in a straight line at the level of the district of Culmitz and crashed into an oncoming truck. The Ford driver from the Hof district was caught in his vehicle in the accident and died at the scene of the accident.
The truck driver was shocked by the accident and had to go to a hospital for medical treatment. On the orders of the public prosecutor's office in Hof, an expert came to the scene of the accident and supported the policemen from Naila in clarifying the cause of the accident. The site of the accident is closed until around 2:30 p.m. for the duration of the accident recording and vehicle recovery. Around 30 volunteers from the local volunteer fire departments redirected traffic between Schwarzenbach a.Wald and Naila. All in all, there was property damage of around 25,000 euros. "
Due to an unexplained cause, a car driver in the Rosenheim district got on the opposite lane - his car crashed into a Unimog.
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