Autobahn crash kills one, injures three
Published: 31 Dec, 2011 CET.
Updated: Sat 31 Dec 2011 13:03 CET
A man was killed and several other people severely injured in a car smash on the motorway near Wuppertal early Saturday morning.
The 41-year-old man was driving his car past other vehicles on the A43 when he clipped two other cars, lost control over his own car and smashed into the central barriers.
He was flung from the car and fatally injured, leaving three passengers also seriously hurt.
Just after the crash, the driver of another car pulled up on the side of the road to help, and was giving first aid to the injured people when another car smashed into the back of his.
This caused further collisions as passing cars were hit by flying debris from the second crash. Police said eight cars were involved all told.
DPA/The Local/hc
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The 41-year-old man was driving his car past other vehicles on the A43 when he clipped two other cars, lost control over his own car and smashed into the central barriers.
He was flung from the car and fatally injured, leaving three passengers also seriously hurt.
Just after the crash, the driver of another car pulled up on the side of the road to help, and was giving first aid to the injured people when another car smashed into the back of his.
This caused further collisions as passing cars were hit by flying debris from the second crash. Police said eight cars were involved all told.
DPA/The Local/hc
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