Oberhausen (dpa / lnw) - A 56-year-old truck driver suffered life-threatening injuries in a rear-end collision on the A2 near Oberhausen. Another driver suffered serious injuries. The 56-year-old was flown to a special clinic in a rescue helicopter on Tuesday morning, the police said. The 37-year-old was also taken to a hospital.
According to the police, the 56-year-old had overlooked the end of a traffic jam and had hit another truck. The accident resulted in property damage of around 100,000 euros. In the meantime, traffic was backed up for a length of ten kilometers.
