Hesse: accident on the A480 with serious injuries: closure for several hours

Gießen (dpa/lhe) - A driver was seriously injured in an accident on the Autobahn 480 near Gießen on Wednesday evening. The scene of the accident is between the Gießen Nord motorway junction and the Reiskirchen motorway junction, the A480 is expected to remain closed for several hours, the police said. Details about the accident or the identity of the driver were not yet known. The responsible public prosecutor called in an expert to reconstruct the course of the accident.