Fatal accident on the A9 between Thurland and Bitterfeld-Wolfen

A woman died in an accident on Autobahn 9. During the night between Thurland (Anhalt-Bitterfeld district) and Bitterfeld-Wolfen, a car drove into a truck that was standing on the hard shoulder due to a vehicle breakdown, a police spokesman announced in the morning. The passenger of the car was fatally injured. The driver was seriously injured, but her life was not in danger. The truck was unoccupied at the time of the accident, the spokesman said.

According to the information, the A9 in the direction of Munich was completely closed for several hours in the area of ​​the accident. One lane has now been reopened. The rescue work is still ongoing, the spokesman said.