On Wednesday, there were several serious accidents in traffic. In Lower Saxony, two vehicles collided head-on. This happened on Federal Road 27 near Herzberg am Harz. A car and a small van crashed into each other. Both drivers died at the accident scene. Police do not yet know why this happened.
There was another accident on Motorway 1 near Bremen. Three trucks crashed into each other near Stuhr. One driver's life is in danger. Another driver was seriously hurt. A rescue helicopter took the injured people to hospitals. The motorway towards Hamburg was closed for a long time.
There was also a truck accident in Tyrol in Austria. Three trucks drove into each other on the Brenner Motorway. A 46-year-old man was trapped in his driver's cabin. The fire department freed him from the wreck. A helicopter flew him to a clinic in Innsbruck. The motorway was completely closed for one and a half hours.
