Police are looking for witnesses after a fatal traffic accident on A6

On Saturday afternoon at around 3 p.m., a serious traffic accident with three vehicles involved, in which one person was fatal, occurred on the A6 near Steinfort, five more occurred. At the request of « Virgule » In the afternoon, the CGDIS confirmed that three of the six people, all from the same vehicle, had suffered the most serious injuries. In the evening the sad certainty came: one of the people involved did not survive the accident. The Police Grand Ducale explained. A dog that died in the interior of the most damaged car was also killed, the rescue workers said.

For the duration of the rescue operation, the highway had to be completely blocked in both directions. In addition to numerous rescue workers from the center, Esch, Junglinster, Kahler, Mamer and Steinfort, the Air Rescue rescue helicopter was also used.

The accident caused considerable traffic disruptions. While the road towards Belgium could be released from around 5 p.m., the trail towards Luxembourg initially remained closed. The exact cause of the accident is still unclear.