Status: 06.01.2024, 18:24 PM
By: Elisa Buhrke
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The BMW driver had gotten out of the car because of a breakdown on the hard shoulder of the A3. As a result, he was fatally hit by another car. © vifogra / Besold
A 30-year-old man has died on the hard shoulder of the A3 after being hit by a car. Two other people were injured.
Winkelhaid - A 30-year-old man was hit by a car on the hard shoulder of the Autobahn 3 in Middle Franconia and died as a result. According to police, the man had abandoned his car due to a breakdown. Despite immediate resuscitation attempts, he succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the accident. Two other people suffered injuries.
30-year-old hit by car on hard shoulder of the A3
On Saturday afternoon, the 30-year-old and a passenger of the same age stopped because of a breakdown on the hard shoulder near Winkelhaid (Nuremberg district). While the man got out, the woman stayed in the car. For reasons that are still unclear, another 30-year-old driver went off the road and collided with the man and his car. The person who caused the accident suffered minor injuries, while the passenger in the broken down car was seriously injured. He then grazed another vehicle, whose occupants were uninjured. Highway 3 remained closed in the evening for several hours after the accident.
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