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Ottersweier (dpa / lby) - A young driver crashed into a tractor-trailer on the A5 and died at the scene of the accident.

Between the Bühl and Achern junctions, the Bühl motorway entrance was closed to the south, as the police announced on Sunday evening.

The traffic jammed for three kilometers.

The man drove at high speed on the right lane at Ottersweier against the rear of the truck.

The collision pushed the car under the tractor-trailer and trapped the driver.

The truck driver did not suffer any physical injuries, but had to be looked after by the rescue service.