Saxony-Anhalt: the car comes off the road after overtaking: the driver is dead

Peißen (dpa/sa) - A driver died on Tuesday morning in an accident after overtaking south of Bernburg (Salzland district). The driver could only be rescued dead from his car, the police said. The police initially did not provide any further information about the driver. According to initial findings, the car overtook a truck between the towns of Peißen and Gröna. When rearranging the driver lost control of his vehicle, the car skidded and crashed head-on into a tree, it was said.