- 71 year old man dies in frontal impact - two injured
In a head-on collision of two vehicles, a 71-year-old man lost his life on the federal highway 12 in the Lower Bavarian district of Passau. The driver of the vehicle that caused the accident, along with his passenger, were taken to a clinic with minor injuries in the afternoon, the police reported. According to the report, the 62-year-old driver had initially for unknown reasons veered into the opposite lane and collided with the oncoming vehicle. The damage amounted to approximately 40,000 euros. An expert was called in to determine the cause of the accident. The B12 was closed for several hours.
The investigation into the accident revealed that negligence might have contributed to the 62-year-old driver veering into the opposite lane, leading to numerous potential future accidents if not addressed. Despite the efforts to prevent such incidents, unfortunate accidents like these continue to claim lives and cause significant property damage.
