A lump while eating caused a coughing of a vehicle driver in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany on Friday, resulting in the loss of control of his vehicle and a terrible traffic accident.

Police said the accident, which occurred at the town of Enkenbach-Alsenborn, near Kaiserslautern in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany, led to the fall of a notice board and the damage of seven cars, and estimated losses of about 100,000 euros.

The police added that the driver of the first car, 37, said that while he was walking, he fell into a chore while eating food.

The driver added that the car veered off the road and collided with an advertisement board, damaging four cars, while his car collided with three other cars, according to the police.

The driver of the vehicle was taken to hospital, and no details of human injuries were reported.