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Fatal accident on B14: Man is trapped in the car - three others are injured

2022-12-15T12:18:12.424Z


Fatal accident on B14: Man is trapped in the car - three others are injured Created: 12/15/2022 13:04 By: Thomas Eldersch A man was killed in an accident on the B14 in the Nuremberg region. Three others were injured. © NEWS5 / Grundmann A serious accident occurred on the B14 near Lauf an der Pegnitz early Thursday morning. A man died in the process. Neunkirchen am Sand – A serious traffic acc


Fatal accident on B14: Man is trapped in the car - three others are injured

Created: 12/15/2022 13:04

By: Thomas Eldersch

A man was killed in an accident on the B14 in the Nuremberg region.

Three others were injured.

© NEWS5 / Grundmann

A serious accident occurred on the B14 near Lauf an der Pegnitz early Thursday morning.

A man died in the process.

Neunkirchen am Sand – A serious traffic accident occurred on the B14 near Neunkirchen am Sand (Nuremberg Land district) early on Thursday morning, December 15th.

A car ran into oncoming traffic.

A man was killed in the subsequent head-on crash.

Three other people involved in the accident were injured and taken to the hospital.

The road remained closed for several hours.

Accident on the B14: Man dies at the scene of the accident

According to the police in Central Franconia, the accident happened on the B14 around 7 a.m.

A 56-year-old was driving his Nissan from Lauf towards Hersbruck.

An 18-year-old was in the passenger seat.

They were met by a VW Transporter in which two 28-year-old men were sitting.

The press release goes on to say: "Between the turn-off to Neunkirchen and the turn-off to Bräunleinsberg, the driver of the Nissan got into oncoming traffic with his vehicle for reasons that have not yet been clarified and collided head-on with the oncoming VW Transporter."

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The force of the impact severely deformed both vehicles.

The 56-year-old was trapped in his Nissan.

Only firefighters were able to free the man from the completely destroyed vehicle.

However, he died at the scene of the accident.

The other three men suffered moderate injuries in the accident, according to police.

They were taken to nearby hospitals by ambulance.

In addition to the police, an emergency doctor, paramedics, various fire brigades from the area and a rescue helicopter were also on duty.

B14 closed for hours after a serious accident

Both vehicles were completely destroyed.

The damage is around 25,000 euros.

The B14 then remained closed for several hours to record the accident and clean up.

At 12 p.m. all lanes were still closed.

The traffic had to be diverted by the fire department.

Police officers from Lauf an der Pegnitz came to record the accident.

An expert commissioned by the public prosecutor's office supported the law enforcement officers in clarifying the cause of the accident.

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Source: merkur

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