38-year-old dies on the A3 in serious accident: car pushed under the tractor

On the A3 there was a serious accident at Höchstadt on the Aisch (district of Erlangen-Höchstadt) on Wednesday afternoon. A driver drove onto a tractor -trailer at high speed, as the Middle Franconia police headquarters announced. The 38-year-old driver of the car died at the scene of the accident. The highway was subsequently closed to Nuremberg for several hours.

Fatal accident on the A3: The cause of the accident still unclear

According to the police, around 1.30 p.m. Accident on the A3 came. Several emergency calls were received directly at the operations center. On site, the civil servants and the fire brigade’s rescue workers were offered the following picture: Shortly before the Höchstadt-Nord junction, the driver of a VW Passat was raised onto the tractor-trailer, whereby the car pushed almost up to half under the trailer. The 38-year-old suffered fatal injuries and died on site.

It is still unclear how the accident could occur. According to initial findings, the truck reduced its pace to the traffic that the car was at high speed, the police said.

Serious accident on A3 near Höchstadt: closure until the evening

The Erlangen transport police inspection carried out the accident recording and also added an accident expert. The course of the accident and the cause are examined. The police secured the almost completely destroyed VW Passat. The property damage is not yet known, but should be in the area of ​​several ten thousand euros, the police said.

The Autobahn between Würzburg and Nuremberg Was completely closed until the evening in the southern direction of travel. At times, a longer traffic jam on the A3 was also formed.