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Serious A99 motorway accident: one dead person, hours of closure and chaos!
A serious traffic accident on the A99 near Munich led to the closure in the direction of Salzburg. One woman died and several were injured.
Serious A99 motorway accident: one dead person, hours of closure and chaos!
A tragic traffic accident caused a great stir on Thursday morning on the federal highway 99 in the direction of Salzburg. At around 11:20 a.m., a serious incident occurred at the Kirchheim junction in the Munich district, in which not only traffic was massively affected, but several people were also injured. According to initial police investigations, a 27-year-old drove his vehicle into a concrete wall. The car stopped in the left lane, causing a subsequent accident that affected the 73-year-old driver and his 79-year-old wife.
The 79-year-old, who was sitting in her husband's vehicle, was taken to hospital after the collision, where she unfortunately died from her serious injuries. Her husband and a granddaughter, who were also involved, were not uninjured. A 19-year-old who was traveling in a van swerved and collided with the 73-year-old's car, in which he and his passenger were also seriously injured. A total of four people were affected in the accident, according to a report from Evening newspaper led to significant traffic disruptions.
Hours of closures and backlogs
The A99 was completely closed for around ten hours as a result of the accident. How Mercury Reportedly, a kilometer-long backlog formed, which further aggravated the traffic situation. The Hohenbrunn motorway maintenance department and the fire departments from Kirchheim and Feldkirchen were on site to secure the situation and ensure that traffic could flow again as quickly as possible. The investigation into the exact cause of the accident remains ongoing, with numerous factors that may have led to this tragic incident being examined.
A study by Destatis shows that accidents like this can often be attributed to a number of accident-determining factors. These statistics are not only important for improving road safety, but they also form the basis for political measures and strategies in road construction and traffic education. But the human fates behind these numbers are what really move.
The situation has affected many residents and motorists and it is hoped that such tragic accidents can be avoided in the future. It remains to be seen whether the investigations will provide new insights or whether more focus simply needs to be placed on careful behavior in road traffic.