Postmünster (dpa / lby) - An 18-year-old was killed in a head-on collision between a car and a truck in the Lower Bavarian district of Rottal-Inn. The police said on Thursday night that he had run into oncoming traffic on federal highway 388 near Postmünster for reasons that are still unclear and collided with the truck. The driver was trapped in his car in the collision. He died at the scene of the accident on Wednesday evening. The truck driver was not injured.
According to the information, two rear-end collisions were triggered by emergency braking of the truck. The drivers of the two cars involved were also unharmed. The fire brigade was on duty with 60 helpers. The highway was closed for several hours after the accident.
