Bensheim/Heppenheim (dpa/lhe) – Two people, including a child, were seriously injured in an accident on Autobahn 5 between Bensheim and Heppenheim (Bergstrasse district). The police said there was an accident between a car and a breakdown vehicle on Saturday afternoon. The 55-year-old driver left the road with his vehicle for reasons that are not yet known. There he crashed into the breakdown vehicle that was parked on the hard shoulder.
Two rescue helicopters took the seriously injured to various clinics. According to initial estimates, the total damage was around 15,000 euros. The A5 southbound is currently blocked.
