Hopferau (dpa / lby) – A man was fatally injured in an accident at the Reinertshof Tunnel on Autobahn 7 on Tuesday night. The 54-year-old came off the road to the right without any outside involvement and collided with the entrance to the tunnel, the police said on Tuesday. Due to the force of the impact, the car then hit the other tunnel wall and stopped 50 meters further in the tunnel. The driver was thrown from the car. He hit the roadway and died instantly.
According to the police, it is unclear why the man left the road near Hopferau (Ostallgäu district). The Reinertshofer tunnel was closed for the accident recording in the south for about eight hours. Traffic has been diverted.
