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Six injured, including two children, in rear-end crash on A5 near Karlsruhe

From Die Zeit · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Six people, including two children, were injured in a rear-end collision involving three vehicles on the A5 near Karlsruhe.
  • The northbound carriageway was temporarily closed, while two lanes later reopened and traffic began moving slowly.
  • The severity of the injuries was not immediately known, and a rescue helicopter attended the scene.

Six people, including two children, were injured in a rear-end crash on the A5 near Karlsruhe, German police said.

The collision began between two vehicles. They then spun out and hit a third car, leaving all three vehicles stopped in the left and middle lanes. Four adults and two children were traveling in the cars, and all six were hurt. Police had not yet determined how serious the injuries were.

The northbound road was temporarily closed. By the afternoon, two lanes had reopened and traffic was slowly moving again. The queue had stretched for about seven kilometers around midday.

A rescue helicopter was sent to the scene.

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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.