Tragic traffic accident at Perleberg: three dead and many injuries

Tragic traffic accident at Perleberg: three dead and many injuries

Perleberg, Deutschland - A tragic traffic accident shaked the region around Perleberg last Saturday. A serious accident occurred on the federal road 189, which runs between Perleberg and Weisen, in which three people lost their lives. In the early in the afternoon there was a collision between five vehicles, including a truck, a van, two passenger cars and a motorcycle. This reports rbb24 .

The course of the accident has not yet been concluded, but it is assumed that a Hyundai slipped into oncoming traffic for an unknown cause and collided with a 40-ton truck on the side. The truck driver, a 44-year-old man, lost control and then collided with a van traveling behind the Hyundai. Unfortunately, the non-identified driver of the Hyundai, his 72-year-old passenger and the 64-year-old driver of the van died at the scene of the accident. This information was also made by MAZ online confirmed.

The consequences of the accident

The truck driver was seriously injured and taken to the hospital with a rescue helicopter. A 40-year-old passenger in the van suffered minor injuries and also had to take medical treatment. Another car collided with a motorcycle, so the 51-year-old motorcyclist was seriously injured and had to be taken to the hospital. Fortunately, two other people remained spared by serious injuries at the scene of the accident, but needed medical care due to the shocking experience.

On the clarity of the exact background of the accident, the public prosecutor's office in Neuruppin created an accident report. All of these five vehicles were no longer ready to drive after the impact and had to be towed from the scene of the accident. The B189 was initially completely closed after the accident due to heavy pollution. After in -depth cleaning, however, the road could be released for traffic again on Sunday afternoon.

Such tragic incidents repeatedly lead to discussions about traffic safety in the region. The local authorities and the police appealed to all road users to be careful and careful. The circumstances of the accident make it clear that in road traffic at any time with unforeseen events must be expected, even if you have the feeling of having good driving skills.