Hesse: Five injured after a rear-end collision on the A3

Elz (dpa / lhe) - On the Autobahn 3 near Elz (Limburg-Weilburg district), two people were seriously injured and three slightly injured after a rear-end collision. A 48-year-old driver wanted to overtake another car on Sunday evening and therefore switched to the left lane, the police said on Monday. However, the man did not pay attention to the following traffic. A 22-year-old driver was unable to brake in time and drove into the 48-year-old's car, police said. After the collision, the 48-year-old's car crashed into the car that was to be overtaken. The injured from the three cars were brought to surrounding clinics by a rescue helicopter and ambulance. According to the police, the highway had to be completely closed for more than an hour. A traffic jam of about seven kilometers formed.