A driver drove into a gritting vehicle on Autobahn 5 on Monday night. The 55-year-old woman sustained serious injuries. The 55-year-old driver of the clearing vehicle was taken to a hospital with a shock, as the police in Friedberg announced on Monday.
The busy route was completely closed for hours at Ober-Mörlen (Wetteraukreis) in a northerly direction. Drivers were stuck in traffic or had to drive around the scene of the accident. The left and middle lanes were only reopened to traffic in the late morning.
According to the police, the driver of the gritter had switched from the acceleration lane to the right lane in the dark. The driver of the sports car could no longer avoid it and rammed the truck. Both vehicles were secured. The public prosecutor turned on an expert.
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