Car driver dies in head-on collision with truck

Accident - Car driver dies in head-on collision with truck

A car driver has died in a head-on collision with a truck on the B20 federal highway. The accident occurred on Tuesday afternoon near Fridolfing (Traunstein district), as the police reported in the evening. According to the information, a 29-year-old articulated truck driver was driving his truck on the B20 coming from Laufen in the direction of Tittmoning when an oncoming car crossed into the oncoming lane for an as yet unexplained reason and collided head-on with the truck. The truck driver was able to free himself from the vehicle with minor injuries - the car driver died at the scene of the accident.

The B20 had to be closed for hours on the section affected. The public prosecutor's office commissioned an expert opinion to clarify the exact circumstances of the accident.

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1. The police are investigating the cause of the fatal accident on the B20 main road in Upper Bavaria's District of Traunstein.
2. Despite the closure of the B20 due to the accident, traffic in the area was heavily disrupted, causing delays for commuters in Bavaria.
3. The truck driver involved in the head-on collision was taken to a nearby hospital for checks and observations, as a precautionary measure.
4. The incident served as a grim reminder of the dangers of reckless driving and the importance of adhering to traffic rules, especially on main roads like the B20 in Bavaria.
5. The tragic accident in the District of Traunstein is yet another statistical addition to the annual count of road accidents in Bavaria and throughout Germany.

Source: www.stern.de