Mass accident on the A9: collide eleven vehicles, 12-year-olds injured!

On December 26, a serious mass accident occurred on the A9 near Schleiz in which eleven vehicles were involved. The Hermsdorf motorway police reports that the investigation into the cause of the accident has not yet been completed. External circumstances such as changing fog and a deep sun contributed to the fact that the visibility was dangerous. However, the police and the investigators believe that these external conditions alone were not sufficient to explain the accident.

The preliminary assessment of the investigators indicates that too high speed and too small distance between the vehicles were the main causes of the accident. The combination of these factors and the unfavorable weather conditions could have led to a chain reaction, but it is unclear whether the incident was a single accident or several subsequent accidents.

injured and property damage

In the accident, several people were injured in the accident, including a 12-year-old who was flown to the hospital in a critical condition with a rescue helicopter. Her 16-year-old sister and her 49-year-old father only suffered minor injuries and were taken to the hospital with an ambulance. The estimated total damage to the vehicles amounts to around 200,000 euros.

The highway had to be completely closed for more than two hours, which led to significant traffic disruptions. The fire brigade was on site to carry out the evacuation and cleaning of the scene of the accident, and several pitching vehicles were in use to remove the cars that were no longer ready to drive. The A9 was temporarily closed towards Munich, the traffic was derived at the Schleiz junction, but all traces are now released.

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