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Two crashes, many injured: Two seriously injured and closures on the A81

From Die Zeit · () German

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

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Two serious crashes on the A81 near Heilbronn left at least two people badly injured, including one person who suffered life-threatening injuries.
  • Four people went to hospital after a collision during an attempted overtaking manoeuvre near Neuenstadt, while three others suffered minor injuries in an earlier crash near Eberstadt.
  • Police temporarily closed sections of the motorway in both incidents, and the road toward Heilbronn later reopened.

Two serious crashes kept police busy on the A81 in Baden-Württemberg on Monday morning and late morning, leaving several people injured and causing temporary closures.

In the first crash, near Eberstadt in the Heilbronn district, a 41-year-old suffered life-threatening injuries. Three other people in the same car suffered minor injuries, including the driver. Police said the car hit a truck for reasons that remained unknown. The crash caused several thousand euros in damage, and the motorway toward Stuttgart was temporarily closed during the morning.

A second crash occurred later near Neuenstadt during an attempted overtaking manoeuvre. Police said a driver noticed another vehicle in the left lane and abandoned the manoeuvre, then collided with the rear of a truck. All four people in the car went to hospital. At least one person suffered serious injuries and had to be resuscitated.

The carriageway toward Heilbronn remained closed until midday, police said, but has since reopened. The extent of the damage in the second crash was not yet known.

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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.

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