Halle (dpa/sa) – A man died in an accident on the A14 near Halle. The driver of a sports car lost control of his car at night at the Halle-Peißen junction and skidded, a police spokesman said on Thursday. The car then crashed into the central barrier, bounced off it and came to a stop on the road.
The man from Saxony died at the scene of the accident. The cause of the accident was initially unclear. After the accident, the A14 was completely closed in both directions. The lane towards Leipzig was only released again in the early morning.
