VN24 - Castrop-Rauxel / Germany - Two serious traffic accidents occurred on Tuesday evening (28 April) on the A2 motorway. Two drivers (26 and 44) and a truck driver (58) were killed. Two first aiders (30 and 35) were injured.
The traffic accidents occurred around 7.45 p.m. at the Ickern car park near Castrop-Rauxel one after the other. According to initial investigations, a 26-year-old man was driving his dark BMW on the road towards Oberhausen when his car skidded at the level of the rest area for reasons as yet unknown and initially collided with the central crash barrier. From there it skidded onto the deceleration lane of the parking lot and collided with a Dutch truck parked at the edge of the road. Rejected by this truck, it finally collided with the trailer of another parked truck. The second accident occurred immediately afterwards. In the meantime, the 58-year-old driver of the Dutch truck had got out of the truck to provide first aid. At that moment, the white car of a 44-year-old driver approached from behind. This collided with the Dutch truck and threw its driver against his vehicle. He died at the scene of the accident. The car then crashed into a crash barrier on the left-hand side and also into the second truck. The Mercedes driver also suffered fatal injuries. Two first-aiders, who had already arrived at the scene of the accident, were also injured in the second collision - a 35-year-old man seriously and a 30-year-old man slightly.
For the duration of the accident investigation and rescue measures, the right and middle lanes of the A2 and the car park had to be closed. The main lane could be reopened around 3.40 a.m. The operation was finally completed at about 5 o'clock.
The exact circumstances of the accident and its causes are now the subject of extensive accident investigations.

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