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76-Year-Old Woman Dies After Car Plunges Into River in Baden-Württemberg

The car veered off a snowy road, struck another vehicle, and submerged in the Jagst River; the driver was later found deceased.

  • The accident occurred on the snowy Bundesstraße 19 in Hohenlohekreis, Baden-Württemberg, on Thursday evening.
  • The 76-year-old driver’s car grazed an oncoming vehicle before veering off the road into the Jagst River, a tributary of the Neckar.
  • The woman was found dead approximately two and a half hours later by firefighters in the riverbank's branches.
  • Authorities have not yet located the submerged vehicle and plan to resume the search on Friday during daylight hours.
  • The driver was alone in the car at the time of the accident, according to police reports.
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