The B456 road was closed between the turning to Oberstedten and the crossing in Dornholzhausen last Friday, 14th December, 2012, following a head-on collision between a lorry and a BMW.
According to the police report the articulated lorry, loaded with coal, was travelling towards Oberursel when it crossed over to the other side of the road near the footbridge connecting the Tannenwaldallee for reasons as yet unknown.
There it hit a BMW head-on and broke through the crash barrier before ending up on its roof next to the road.
The 45-year old driver of the BMW was trapped in their car and had to be freed by rescue services before being taken to hospital with injuries described as “life threatening”.
The 41-year old driver of the articulated lorry was slightly injured.
Although the cause of the accident remains to be established, an initial police report suggested that the health of the lorry driver may have played a role.
An estimate of the damage was put at €120,000.
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