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Fatal accident on A4: BMW collides with motorcycle - driver dies

2020-05-05T22:15:07.649Z


In a serious accident on the A4 in the district of Hersfeld-Rotenburg, one person died in an accident. According to the police, a motorcycle is said to have collided with a car. 


In a serious accident on the A4 in the district of Hersfeld-Rotenburg, one person died in an accident. According to the police, a motorcycle is said to have collided with a car. 

  • Serious accident on the A4  in the Hersfeld-Rotenburg district
  • A motorcycle collided with a car near Bad Hersfeld
  • According to the police , rider of the motorcycle died at the scene of the accident

Update from Tuesday, 05.05.2020, 11.36 p.m. - The serious traffic accident with fatal outcome for a motorcyclist occurred on Tuesday evening at 6.40 p.m. on the A4 between Friedewald and Bad Hersfeld in the direction of Kirchheim. 

Accident on the A4 near Friedewald: Motorcyclists are dragged along 400 meters

The driver of a 125cc motorcycle drove west on the A4. For reasons that have not yet been clarified, the motorcycle was probably rammed by a BMW from behind. Due to the impact of the impact, the motorcyclist was thrown from his vehicle and fell 200 meters further on the highway, causing fatal injuries. The BMW and the motorcycle came to a halt about 400 meters after the impact point. 

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Accident on the A4 near Friedewald: The motorcyclist died at the scene of the accident.

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The driver of the BMW was also injured in the accident and had to be driven to a hospital in an ambulance. Total economic damage was caused to the motorcycle and BMW. An expert from Dekra was appointed to the accident site for the accident reconstruction. The fire brigade from Bad Hersfeld secured the accident site and diverted traffic at the Friedewald junction via the B62 towards Bad Hersfeld.

Accident on the A4 at Friedewald: Motorcyclist still dies at the scene of an accident

First report on Tuesday, May 5th, 2020, 7.15 p.m. - Around 6.40pm on Tuesday evening (May 5th, 2020) on the A4 in the direction of Bad Hersfeld, between the Friedewald and Bad Hersfeld junctions ( Hersfeld-Rotenburg district ), there was a serious traffic accident. 

Accident on A4 at Friedewald: Motorcyclist dies at the scene of the accident

As the police report, there was probably a collision between a motorcycle and a car, resulting in the motorcycle rider falling. The motorcyclist suffered such serious injuries that he died at the scene of the accident.

The A4 is currently fully closed in the west direction. No further details can currently be given on the accident, we report. 

Similar accident on the A4 near Friedewald: Because of heavy rain and hail

Most recently there was an accident caused by heavy rain and hail on the A4 near Bad Hersfeld (Hersfeld-Rotenburg district) *. A driver is seriously injured between the Gerstungen junction and the Wommen junction in the eastbound direction. Two more accidents follow. 

A 71-year-old car driver drove on the right lane. In heavy rainfall, hail and poor visibility, the driver of the Renault skid while braking. A subsequent car driver stopped braking in time and collided with the vehicle in front.

Accident on the A4 near Friedewald

An accident * also occurred on the A4 near Kirchheim between the Hönebach and Friedewald junctions (Hersfeld-Rotenburg district). The 62-year-old driver of a van stopped with his vehicle because of a breakdown on the right lane of the A4. 

According to the police, the man from Vogelsbergkreis got out of his vehicle and was still trying to warn the incoming traffic. The subsequent 45-year-old driver of a truck from Berlin recognized the situation too late and drove almost unchecked into the van. The force of the impact wedged the vehicles and blocked both lanes in a westerly direction.

By Luisa Ebbrecht and TVnews-Hessen

* hna.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network

Source: merkur

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