Accident - Collided with truck without braking: 55-year-old seriously injured
A 55-year-old female driver hit a truck on the A4 near Gera without braking and was seriously injured. According to initial findings, the driver had overlooked the stationary truck, as the police reported on Monday evening.
The truck had stopped in the right-hand lane due to the end of a traffic jam in the direction of Frankfurt. The woman's car was thrown across the entire lane to the left by the force of the impact on Monday afternoon and came to a standstill on the central crash barrier. The driver was freed from the vehicle by the fire department using technical equipment. She was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
The A4 in the direction of Frankfurt was fully closed for almost three hours.
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The accident occurred in the region of Thuringia, specifically near Gera. Authorities are investigating if the woman's failure to brake resulted from distractions caused by the previous traffic jam in Frankfurt. After the collision with the stationary truck, the woman was taken to the hospital with severe injuries.
The serious accident involving the truck and the woman's car caused significant traffic disruption, resulting in the closure of the A4 in the direction of Frankfurt for almost three hours.
The police in Gera are urging drivers to maintain focus and adhere to traffic rules to prevent similar accidents that may lead to life-threatening injuries or traffic congestion.
Source: www.stern.de
