Chemnitz (dpa / sn) – A man was fatally injured in a rear-end collision on Autobahn 4. He was in a van that was traveling on the A4 in the direction of Erfurt on Monday morning, the police said. Between Chemnitz-Glösa and Chemnitz-Mitte he drove onto the semitrailer. The passenger of the pickup truck was seriously injured. He died at the scene of the accident. According to initial findings, the driver and another passenger in the van were only slightly injured.
The exact circumstances of the accident are still being determined. There was property damage of around 30,000 euros. Because of the salvage work, the A4 was completely closed for several hours.