Hesse: 48-year-old collides first with a truck and then with a car

Lauterbach (dpa/lhe) - In a traffic accident in Vogelsberg, a driver collided at an intersection first with an oncoming truck and then head-on with a car driving behind. The police in Fulda reported on Friday. Accordingly, the 48-year-old driver from Alsfeld was seriously injured in the accident on federal highway 254 near Lauterbach. The 40-year-old driver of the truck was unharmed, police said. The two women who drove behind the truck suffered minor injuries. The cause of the accident was initially unclear. The road had to be temporarily closed for the rescue work. The police estimated the damage at 14,000 euros.