Near Mönchengladbach, a car driver died in a serious traffic accident. The young man had driven on the highway 46 with a van against a truck driving in front of him, the police said according to media reports.
As a result, the driver probably realized too late that the truck had slowed down. In the collision, the cab of the transporter was crushed and completely destroyed. The driver of the small truck died at the scene of the accident.
According to WDR, the 60-year-old truck driver probably slowed down because a car slowed down in front of him, possibly because of a technical defect. The highway was partially closed during the recovery work.