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Helmstadt (dpa) - In an accident with burning vehicles and an exploding truck load, a person was fatally injured on Autobahn 3 near Würzburg.

The person was not identified on Saturday, the police said.

She was reportedly in a burning car and died at the accident site near the Würzburg-West motorway triangle.

A transverse truck was also on fire when the police arrived, and the driver was apparently seriously injured.

A helicopter brought the also unidentified man to a hospital, it was said.

The truck was loaded with foam cans, some of which exploded and flew into the opposite lane.

The car of a 24-year-old and her passenger of the same age was also involved.

You were taken to a hospital.

The severity of her injuries was initially unknown.

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After the accident, the A3 remained completely closed in both directions for several hours on Saturday afternoon.

"The course of the accident is currently still completely unclear," said the police report.

The investigators are now looking for witnesses.

Press release