Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: Accident on the A24: Two drivers seriously injured

Gallin (dpa / mv) - Two drivers were seriously injured in an accident on the A24 in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district. A 29-year-old crashed his car into a preceding van near Gallin on Monday night, the police said. This skidded and landed like the car on the hard shoulder. The person who caused the accident was trapped in his car, which was parked perpendicular to the direction of travel, and had to be freed by the fire department. He and the 39-year-old driver of the van were taken to the hospital. The police estimate the property damage at around 20,000 euros. The route had to be fully closed in the direction of Hamburg for about two and a half hours.