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Wrong-Way Driver Causes Fatal Collision on A3 in Wesel

A Dutch man was killed in a head-on crash after a driver traveling in the wrong direction struck his vehicle at high speed.

  • A 48-year-old wrong-way driver caused a fatal accident on the A3 near Wesel, Germany, early Tuesday morning.
  • The driver collided head-on with a vehicle driven by a 36-year-old Dutch man, who died at the scene of the crash.
  • The wrong-way driver was traveling at approximately 120 km/h and sustained severe injuries, requiring hospitalization.
  • Multiple witnesses reported the wrong-way driver to police before the collision, but authorities were unable to intervene in time.
  • The A3 highway was closed for several hours following the accident as emergency services responded and cleared the scene.
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