- Two people died in an accident on the A14 in the Altmark
In a severe rear-end collision on the A14 in the Altmark region, two people were killed. Three people were seriously injured and nine were lightly injured, according to police in Stendal. Initial reports suggest that a 68-year-old truck driver failed to stop for traffic and collided with a queue of vehicles, pushing eight cars into each other and ending up in the ditch. Some of the vehicles were also pushed through the guardrail onto the opposite lane.
The two fatalities were identified as an 80-year-old man and a 79-year-old passenger who were both standing in the traffic jam. They died at the scene. A total of twelve injured individuals were transported to nearby hospitals. Three people involved in the incident were unharmed. The A14 remained closed for several hours.
The investigation into the collision revealed that the other vehicles in the traffic jam were attempting to avoid the pile-up caused by the truck driver's negligence. Despite the chaos, emergency services managed to rescue those individuals who were trapped in the vehicles.
