Oberhausen (dpa / lnw) – According to the police, after a traffic accident on the A3 near Oberhausen with three serious injuries, traffic will be affected until Friday. A 46-year-old truck driver lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a car, police said on Thursday afternoon. Both the truck driver and the 33-year-old driver of the car and his 88-year-old passenger were seriously injured in the collision.
The police are investigating the cause of the accident. Due to the complex rescue and repair work, the road in the direction of Arnhem was initially completely closed after the accident in the morning. In the direction of Cologne, two lanes were released in the afternoon. “The completion of the measures can be expected in the course of tomorrow,” the police said. As a result of the closure, there were kilometers of traffic jams.
