Bautzen district - Rescue helicopter treats several injured people
Several people have been injured in a serious accident involving a truck on the Autobahn 4 near Schmölln. According to the police, a 64-year-old driver drove his truck into a signpost truck without braking on Tuesday. He had overlooked the vehicle at a roadworks site. The truck driver, the driver of the sign wagon and two construction workers were injured in the collision. According to the police, the truck driver and a construction worker were seriously injured. Two rescue helicopters were deployed. The highway was closed for about one and a half hours.
Sign wagons are usually trailers with traffic signs that are intended to draw attention to a construction site, for example.
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The accident occurred in the Bautzen district, specifically near Schmölln. Due to the traffic incident, the Autobahn 4 was closed for approximately one and a half hours. Fortunately, emergency services, including police and rescue helicopters, were quick to respond, attending to the injured parties. The truck driver and one construction worker sustained serious injuries in the collision, which involved a truck and a sign wagon.
Source: www.stern.de