Wismar (dpa / mv) - A driver was critically injured in a collision with a truck on Autobahn 20 in the Northwest Mecklenburg district. The 36-year-old man drove into a truck on Thursday evening near the Wismar-Mitte junction in the direction of Lübeck, the police said. According to initial findings, he fell below the safe distance from the vehicle in front. He was taken to a hospital in a rescue helicopter. A breath alcohol test carried out on him resulted in a value of 1.74 per thousand.
The highway was completely blocked for a period of around two hours, it said. According to the information, the car was a total loss of more than 10,000 euros.
