A woman was killed and a man was seriously injured in a car accident near Bad Langensalza (Unstrut-Hainich district).
As the police announced, the 86-year-old driver and his 84-year-old wife were on their way to the Sundhäuser Kreuz on Thursday evening.
For an initially unknown cause, the pensioner lost control of his vehicle.
Bad Langensalza - The car came off the lane to the right and overturned several times.
The driver and his wife were rescued from the car by the fire department.
The 84-year-old died at the accident site.
The driver was taken to hospital seriously injured.
dpa