Baden-Württemberg: head-on collision with wrong-way driver: one dead

Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen (dpa/lsw) - A man died in a head-on collision with a wrong-way driver near Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen (Karlsruhe district).

Baden-Württemberg: head-on collision with wrong-way driver: one dead

Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen (dpa/lsw) - A man died in a head-on collision with a wrong-way driver near Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen (Karlsruhe district). As the police announced on Saturday morning, a 30-year-old was driving on federal highway 36 on Saturday night and turned his car in the opposite direction on the acceleration lane. The car almost collided with an oncoming car.

The car then crashed head-on into the vehicle of a 59-year-old. He was seriously injured and his passenger slightly injured. The 25-year-old passenger who caused the accident succumbed to his injuries and the driver was seriously injured. Rescue workers took the injured to hospitals. Emergency services blocked the scene of the accident for several hours.