One person was seriously injured, a police spokesman said.Image: www.imago-images.de
Jul 26, 2026, 3:46 amJuly 26, 2026, 08:22
Nine people were injured in a rear-end collision on Autobahn 9 in southern Thuringia. One person was seriously injured, a police spokesman said. The remaining eight suffered minor injuries.
According to the information, the driver of a motorhome with two children on board saw the end of a traffic jam between the Rudolphstein and Bad Lobenstein exits too late on Saturday evening. The mobile home rammed several vehicles and nine were damaged – including two minibuses in which eleven children “with high support needs” and eight carers were sitting who were returning from Austria.
Motorway closed for five and a half hours
The motorway remained closed in the direction of Berlin for around five and a half hours due to rescue and recovery measures. The police estimated the property damage at around 350,000 euros.
Almost 40 minutes before the collision, there was an accident on the A9 in the direction of Munich around 6 p.m. in which a horse trailer was involved. The trailer, which had a horse in it, overturned. The motorway was then completely closed in both directions, which led to a traffic jam in the opposite direction, the end of which the motorhome driver saw too late. (sda/dpa)
Correction
An earlier version of the article said 34 people were injured in the accident. That turned out to be wrong. We have corrected the relevant passage and apologize.