Noticed too late: Fatal truck accident at the end of the traffic jam on the A3
Created: 06/08/2022, 22:34
By: Katarina Amtmann
There was a fatal accident on the A3 near Erlangen.
© vifogra / Friedrich
He probably noticed the end of a traffic jam on the A3 near Erlangen too late: a truck driver died in an accident on Wednesday.
Erlangen – First a flat tyre, then traffic jam, then fatal accident: On Autobahn 3 near Erlangen, a truck driver crashed into a truck at the end of a traffic jam and was fatally injured.
A3 near Erlangen-West: Fatal truck accident at the end of the traffic jam
As the police announced on Wednesday (June 8), the first semitrailer had to slow down in the early evening.
The reason was a breakdown truck near Erlangen-West that had broken down with a puncture.
A traffic jam then formed.
The driver of the following second articulated lorry probably noticed the traffic jam too late, crashed into the semi-trailer without braking and was trapped in his driver's cab.
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Fatal truck accident on the A3 near Erlangen
The fire brigade pulled the two wedged trucks apart.
The driver was rescued, police said.
However, he succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the accident.
The A3 had to be closed for a long time in the direction of Würzburg.
An expert is to find out the exact cause of the accident
.
(came/dpa)
A serious accident involving three trucks occurred on the A3 on Wednesday morning. One person lost their life.