VN24 - 07-19-2022 - Kamen A2 / Germany - On Tuesday, July 19, at about 16:40 h, a serious traffic accident occurred on the A2 highway near the Kamen interchange (A2/A1). According to investigations, traffic was backed up on all three lanes in the eastbound direction of Hanover due to another accident that had occurred earlier just a few hundred meters beyond the Kamen interchange. However, a 69-year-old truck driver apparently did not recognize this situation in time. He collided with the truck of a 47-year-old man. Due to the force of the impact, the truck of the 47-year-old was pushed onto another tractor-trailer of a 49-year-old driver from Austria. The 69-year-old was trapped in his cab and had to be rescued by the fire department. The 47-year-old was slightly injured in the accident. The 69-year-old from the Netherlands was seriously injured and airlifted by rescue helicopter to an emergency hospital, where he later passed away.
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The yellow helicopter visible several times in the background is a permanent art installation at the Kamen Cross, supported by six steel angels. It is the former original rescue helicopter type BO 105M, which was in service for decades and probably saved thousands of lives. As a landmark and memorial, it is intended to call for caution and prudence in traffic, as well as to remind people of the sometimes difficult and oppressive work of rescue workers.
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