Stormarn district - Wrong-way driver causes accident with two injuries
Two people have been injured in an accident involving a wrong-way driver on the Autobahn 1 between Bad Oldesloe and Reinfeld (Stormarn district). According to the information available so far, a 37-year-old man was initially driving a van in the direction of Fehmarn late on Monday evening, turned around in the area of the roadworks at the Reinfeld junction for unknown reasons and drove back onto the carriageway in the direction of Hamburg, according to the police. Here he collided with an oncoming car. The 24-year-old driver and his 25-year-old passenger were slightly injured. They were taken to hospital.
The 37-year-old man who caused the accident was uninjured. A voluntary breath test gave a provisional reading of 1.85 per mille. A blood sample was taken and the driver's license was confiscated. According to initial investigations, the 37-year-old's driver's license was not valid in Germany.
The highway northbound was closed for about one and a half hours for the recovery operations. Material damage of around 45,000 euros was caused.
Police press release
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- The incident occurred in the Stormarn district, which is located in the northern part of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
- The wrong-way driver on the Autobahn 1 was heading towards Fehmarn, a major island in the Baltic Sea, known for its car-free ferry connection to Denmark.
- Despite the accident causing injuries and damage, thankfully, no fatalities were reported in this Ghost driver incident.
- The police in the district of Stormarn are investigating this case extensively, as the 37-year-old male driver's license was determined to be invalid in Germany, raising questions about how he managed to be on the road.
- This particular traffic incident adds another page to the German traffic records and reminds road users to remain vigilant within the boundaries of Germany, as even minor errors can lead to serious accidents.
Source: www.stern.de
