Four dead in A31 autobahn accident
Published: 21 Aug, 2008 CET.
Updated: Thu 21 Aug 2008 11:41 CET
An accident involving several vehicles on the A31 motorway near Kirchhellen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia has left four people dead and at least two seriously injured on Thursday.
The pileup started after a minibus driver noticed a car approaching quickly from behind and collided with a tanker truck while attempting to get out of the way. The minibus spun out of control before coming to halt in the middle of the motorway.
Other drivers secured the accident site, but a few minutes later another vehicle with six passengers tried to pass on the shoulder at high speed, according to Münster police. As the driver slammed into a parked truck two passengers were thrown from the vehicle and killed. Two of the truck's other passengers died in the vehicle and the remaining two passengers suffered serious injuries.
The A31 near Kirchhellen towards Emden will remain closed until further notice.
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The pileup started after a minibus driver noticed a car approaching quickly from behind and collided with a tanker truck while attempting to get out of the way. The minibus spun out of control before coming to halt in the middle of the motorway.
Other drivers secured the accident site, but a few minutes later another vehicle with six passengers tried to pass on the shoulder at high speed, according to Münster police. As the driver slammed into a parked truck two passengers were thrown from the vehicle and killed. Two of the truck's other passengers died in the vehicle and the remaining two passengers suffered serious injuries.
The A31 near Kirchhellen towards Emden will remain closed until further notice.
ddp/dpa
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