Serious accident on the A38 - wrong-way driver was on the run
Three people have been killed in a serious accident on the Autobahn 38 in the south of Saxony-Anhalt. According to the police, two vehicles collided between Querfurt and Eisleben at around 4.30 a.m. on Friday morning, one of which, according to initial findings, was a wrong-way driver.
The man is said to have driven onto the A38 towards Göttingen in the wrong direction and collided head-on with the other car. The wrong-way driver was reportedly killed, while two women in the other car died. A man, who was also in the women's vehicle, was flown to a hospital in Halle with serious injuries. The badly deformed wrecks of the cars involved in the accident could be seen at the scene.
According to the Halle police station, the accident was preceded by a police check. Officers had wanted to check the later wrong-way driver in the Staßfurt area, but he had evaded the check, the Halle police station said. The 57-year-old sped off in his car on the A14 towards Halle, through the western Saale district to the A38, where he drove in the wrong direction.
Drivers should avoid the area between Querfurt and Eisleben. The highway from Halle towards Göttingen is closed. It was initially not possible to predict when the accident site would be cleared and traffic would be able to move again.
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The tragic accident on the A38 in Saxony-Anhalt has led to international attention, as it involved a wrong-way driver on a major European highway. Authorities are still investigating why the driver moved against the flow of traffic.
Following the deadly collision, the International Road Traffic Union (IRU) released a statement emphasizing the importance of strict traffic regulations and proper signage on highways to prevent such accidents.
Source: www.ntv.de
