Eight people injured in the accident of two vans on the A5
Created: 08/05/2022Updated: 08/05/2022 18:10
There was a crash on the A5 near Zwingenberg in the Bergstraße district.
© Björn Habel/5vision.media
A serious accident occurred on the A5 in southern Hesse.
Eight people are injured, including four minors.
Zwingenberg - Eight people were injured in an accident on Autobahn 5 near Zwingenberg (Bergstrasse district) on Friday morning (August 5).
A black van collided with another van carrying a family of six because it was driving too fast when entering the freeway, police said.
Four children and young people between the ages of 10 and 20 were among the injured.
Some of the accident victims were able to free themselves from the vehicles, and there were also numerous first-aiders on site.
Two helicopters were in action.
The property damage was estimated at around 35,000 euros.
The A5 had to be temporarily closed in a southerly direction.
A backlog formed.
(dpa)
Most recently, a truck crashed into the guardrail on the A5 near Bensheim.
The police blocked the road completely.
