Fatal accident during use: A firefighter (28) wanted to secure an accident on the B41 and was hit by a car.
Bad Sobernheim – The young firefighter died at the scene of the accident, the police announced on Friday evening. The accident occurred around 5.30 p.m. on the B41 federal road near Bad Sobernheim (Rhineland-Palatinate).
A 60-year-old driver from the Alzey-Worms district hit the fireman with his car and fatally injured him. The 28-year-old firefighter had just secured traffic there because of a previous accident.
Firefighter (28) dies in action on the federal road – many initially still unclear
According to the information provided by the public prosecutor’s office and the police, a motorist was driving on the federal road in the direction of Kirn when he hit the fireman near the Steinhardt exit. It is still unclear why he caught the man. Further details about the course of the accident were not initially disclosed, and the investigation is ongoing.
Traffic had to be blocked for about two hours in the direction of Kirn. A rescue helicopter was deployed. There were significant traffic disruptions.
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