Bavaria: Driver crashes into truck trailer and is seriously injured

Schneizlreuth (dpa / lby) - A driver crashed into a trailer in Berchtesgadener Land and was seriously injured.

Bavaria: Driver crashes into truck trailer and is seriously injured

Schneizlreuth (dpa / lby) - A driver crashed into a trailer in Berchtesgadener Land and was seriously injured. The Berchtesgadener Land district association of the Bavarian Red Cross (BRK) announced on Tuesday that a truck driver had gotten into the oncoming lane in a long right-hand bend on federal highway 21 near Schneizlreuth. As a result of the collision, the 34-year-old was trapped in her car on Monday evening, it said. Witnesses called 911.

Numerous rescue workers freed the woman from her battered car, and according to the BRK, they had to remove the roof. They took the 34-year-old to the Traunstein Clinic by helicopter. The 36-year-old truck driver was in shock and complained of pain, it said. He was also taken to the hospital. According to the BRK, an investigation into negligent bodily harm was initiated against the man. An expert should now clarify the exact course of the accident.