Caravan crash on B402 near Meppen
On Thursday afternoon, a car with a caravan trailer collided with a truck on federal highway B402 near the A31 junction at Meppen. According to police, the caravan driver tried to turn around and failed to notice the oncoming truck.
The 69-year-old driver sustained life-threatening injuries, and his 68-year-old female passenger was seriously injured. Both were taken to hospital. The road was closed for five hours (according to one source) or six hours (according to another) for cleanup and investigation.