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Fatal motorhome crash on A3: father of family dies

07.07.2026 13:26 2 min 5 sources РУС
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Fatal motorhome crash on A3: father of family dies
Original source: Vorsprung Online

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On June 3, 2026, a motorhome hit the end of a traffic jam on the A3 in Hesse. The driver died, wife and two children seriously injured. Damage: 40,000 euros.

On June 3, 2026, on the A3 motorway near Limburg (Hesse, Germany), a motorhome carrying a family from Bavaria collided with a Turkish truck standing in a traffic jam. The 43-year-old driver died at the scene. His wife and two children were seriously injured.

According to police, the man failed to notice the end of the queue and hit the trailer almost without braking. The woman and nine-year-old daughter were trapped in the front of the motorhome and were freed by firefighters. The seven-year-old son, who was in the rear, managed to get out on his own. The injured were taken to hospitals; their lives are not in danger.

Traffic on the section towards Frankfurt was completely closed for two hours. Total damage is estimated at 40,000 euros.

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