Thuringia: serious accident on the A38: one dead

Nordhausen (dpa/th) - One person died in a serious accident on Autobahn 38. According to initial information from the Hermsdorf motorway police, a truck drove back onto the A38 on Monday evening after a rest in the Kesselberg car park. A car collided with the truck for reasons that have not yet been clarified, as the highway police announced on Tuesday. Both vehicles burst into flames. Any help came too late for the driver of the car. The two occupants of the truck suffered minor injuries in the accident. Police investigations into the identity of those involved and the exact course of the accident are ongoing.