17 injured on the A9: 71-year-old races at 200 km / h on the construction site - accident car hits nine cars
Created: 05/31/2022, 04:59 am
By: Tanja Kipke
Ten vehicles are involved in the accident on the A9.
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There was a crash on the A9 towards Hof on Sunday afternoon.
Several vehicles were involved in a serious accident.
Update from May 30, 10:30 a.m .:
An expert confirmed the suspicion that the 71-person who caused the accident was traveling at at least 200 km/h.
This was confirmed by a police spokesman.
However, he did not want to confirm media reports that the man from Saxony was traveling at 220 km/h.
In the accident, the guilty driver drove into the car of a 40-year-old who was driving ahead on Autobahn 9 in the direction of Berlin.
The two accident cars then collided with eight other vehicles.
The person who caused the accident and his wife were seriously injured, the others involved, including several children, mostly suffered only minor injuries.
A car caught fire, but the occupants were able to save themselves.
Update from May 30, 6:39 a.m
.: New findings on the serious rear-end collision on the A9
(see initial report)
: The 71-year-old drove into the car of a 40-year-old man in the middle lane.
Both cars then crashed into other vehicles.
The police announced this late in the evening.
Update from May 29, 6:50 p.m.:
According to the traffic police in Hof, the cause of the serious accident on the A9 was probably a 71-year-old man who was traveling at 220 kilometers per hour.
However, there was slow-moving traffic at the motorway construction site near Münchberg.
The person who caused the accident therefore had to slam on the brakes and pulled into the middle lane.
There, according to the police, he drove his car into the car in front and pushed away a total of nine cars on both sides.
Only then did the man's vehicle come to a standstill.
One of the cars caught fire and had to be put out by the fire department.
A total of 29 people were in the ten cars involved.
According to the police, the accident claimed 17 injuries, including children.
The person who caused the accident and his wife, who was sitting in the back seat, were seriously injured, the others slightly to moderately severe.
Accident on the A9: long traffic jam after pile-up
Update from May 29, 4:55 p.m .:
The police have announced new information about the serious accident on the A9.
A vehicle drove into another, and both were then thrown into other vehicles, a police spokesman said.
The northbound lane will be closed for a long time.
There is already a long traffic jam.
The police and technical relief organization direct the cars off the freeway.
First report from May 29, 4:30 p.m.:
Bayreuth – On the A9 between Nuremberg and Hof there was a serious traffic accident involving at least ten vehicles on Sunday.
As the police headquarters in Upper Franconia announced, a car caught fire and several people were injured.
Serious accident on the A9: ADAC gives tips on how to behave for drivers
The autobahn towards Berlin is totally blocked.
The ADAC asked motorists to form a lane for rescue and emergency vehicles between Marktschorgast and Münchberg-Süd.
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The ADAC traffic jam report says: "Between Bad Berneck/Himmelkron and Münchberg-Süd, accident involving several vehicles, one-way lane closed, create lane for rescue and emergency vehicles, drivers who know the area are asked to drive around the area extensively, until May 29th, 2022 18 :30 p.m.".
The traffic is apparently already backed up for nine kilometers.
(dpa/tkip)
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