A dramatic accident occurs on the A14 near Halle: After the collision of several cars and vans, there are dead and injured. A fire engine collided with a car on the way to the scene.
3 people died in a serious accident on the A14 near Halle. There were also 18 injuries, including members of a junior football team, the police said. According to initial findings, a rear-end collision between the Halle-Trotha and Halle-Tornau junctions (Saxony-Anhalt) was the starting point for the collision. A total of two cars and two vans were involved.
The rescue workers were offered a picture of horror at the scene of the accident. According to a police spokeswoman, the three fatally injured were all traveling in a car. No information was initially given about their identity. First, the relatives would be informed and cared for, according to the police. Among the injured were members of a junior football team from SV Fortuna Magdeburg. The association from Saxony-Anhalt confirmed this in the social networks. The B juniors who were on their way to a game in Merseburg (Saalekreis) were affected. “A terrible accident on the A14, in which unfortunately people died. We wish all relatives a lot of strength in these difficult hours. And hopefully a speedy recovery for all those injured,” wrote 1. FC Magdeburg on Twitter.
People were trapped in vehicles at the scene of the accident, and debris was scattered across the road. Only the remains of a car could be seen, a van was completely dented. The injured were taken to nearby hospitals. Numerous rescue workers, fire brigades and rescue helicopters are in action, it said.
The motorway towards Dresden was completely blocked from 5 p.m. due to the rescue and recovery work. According to the police, there was also an accident on the way to the scene of the accident, with three minor injuries. At Riebeckplatz in Halle, a fire engine collided with a car and overturned.
