Overview
- On the evening of November 3, a lane change on the A61 near Niederzissen triggered a collision involving a 52-year-old driver and a 19-year-old’s car, leading to impacts with three trucks and debris damage to a sixth vehicle.
- Firefighters freed the 52-year-old from his car, and police later revised his condition to minor injuries while reporting no injuries for the other drivers.
- The A61 southbound carriageway was fully closed for about one hour as emergency services secured the scene, and police estimate total property damage in the four‑figure euro range.
- Separately, a crash on the B460 between Heppenheim and Lorsch near the A5 ramp hurled a motorcyclist into oncoming traffic, causing severe injuries and a full closure lasting roughly three hours.
- Police cite a likely lane change in the B460 collision, and a crash investigator has been appointed to clarify the sequence of events.