Kaiserslautern (dpa / lrs) - A 41-year-old woman was seriously injured in a traffic accident on Autobahn 63 near Kaiserslautern on Wednesday evening.

The car driver hit another vehicle with her car due to a backlog, the police said on Thursday.

She was taken to a hospital.

A total of four vehicles were involved in the accident.

Three other people suffered minor injuries.

The lane had to be closed for about three hours.

The property damage is estimated at 12,000 euros.