Overview
- The 34-year-old, driving a Ford Fiesta toward Friedewald, tried to pass a VW Passat and steered back when a vehicle approached in the opposite lane.
- He lost control, the car left the roadway and overturned, and he was ejected through the side window, dying at the scene despite resuscitation efforts.
- No other people were injured, and the B62 between Friedewald and Philippsthal was fully closed for about three and a half hours for recovery and crash recording.
- The Friedewald fire brigade deployed 15 responders who secured and illuminated the site and managed the traffic shutdown.
- Police say inquiries into the precise sequence of events are ongoing, and the vehicle was reported as a total economic loss.