Accident L1361 Rottenburg: Mitsubishi collides with truck head-on – driver seriously injured – rescue helicopter on duty

According to police, a 33-year-old man was driving a Mitsubishi on a country road towards Nagold shortly after 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday. In the area where the road from Mötzingen joins, the man drove his car off the road to the left in the left bend there.

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At the end of the restricted area, the car hit the curb with its left front wheel. While driving the counter, the driver lost control of his Mitsubishi and skidded.

Face against the truck

A 38-year-old driver of a Scania truck with a trailer realized the situation and applied the emergency brake. Despite the evasive maneuver, he was unable to avoid a head-on collision with the car. As a result of the collision, the car was dragged by the truck and eventually came to rest rear-first against the left rail.

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The team stood loudly in the street. The 33-year-old man was trapped in his car and had to be freed by first responders and the fire department. After receiving emergency treatment at the scene of the accident, he was seriously injured and taken to a hospital by rescue helicopter. The truck driver suffered a shock and was also taken to hospital by ambulance for treatment as a precaution.

Damage: Tens of thousands of euros

Both vehicles were inoperable and had to be towed. The damage may reach tens of thousands of euros. Since the truck was loading groceries, another vehicle had to be ordered to the scene of the accident to reload it. L 1361 was closed until 11:45 am while the accident was being recorded, the injured were being treated, food was being unloaded, the streets were being cleaned and the vehicles were being found. A local diversion was made. This caused major traffic disruptions.