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Caravan crash on B402: driver critically injured after U-turn collision

21.06.2026 11:39 4 min 8 sources
ndr.de DEU + 7 more
Caravan crash on B402: driver critically injured after U-turn collision
Original source: ndr.de

In Brief

A 69-year-old caravan driver was critically injured on the B402 near Meppen after attempting a U-turn and colliding with a truck. His 68-year-old passenger was seriously hurt. The road was closed for six hours.

On Thursday afternoon, a serious accident occurred on the B402 federal highway near Meppen (Emsland district, Lower Saxony). A 69-year-old caravan driver attempted to make a U-turn and failed to notice an approaching truck, resulting in a collision.

The caravan driver sustained life-threatening injuries and was trapped in the vehicle. His 68-year-old female passenger suffered serious injuries. Both were taken to hospital — one by helicopter, the other by ambulance. The truck driver was unharmed.

The B402 was fully closed for six hours for investigation and cleanup operations.

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Two seriously injured as caravan turns on highway, hit by truck

05.06.2026 ndr.de DEU Original source

Caravan crash on B 402: man critically injured

05.06.2026 nord24 DEU Original source

Caravan collides with truck on B 402 near Meppen

05.06.2026 goslarsche.de DEU Original source

Two injured in caravan crash on B 402 highway

05.06.2026 ntv.de DEU Original source

Truck collides with caravan: man critically injured

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Truck crashes into caravan: man critically injured

05.06.2026 Mindener Tageblatt DEU Original source

Truck crashes into caravan: man critically injured

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Caravan driver critically injured in crash on B 402

05.06.2026 sueddeutsche.de DEU Original source

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