Overview
- On Friday evening police received multiple calls about a wrong‑way vehicle on the A70 between Bamberg‑Hafen and Viereth‑Trunstadt that minutes later collided with two oncoming cars.
- Authorities say the driver was a 46‑year‑old man from Landkreis Bamberg whose Ford struck a BMW from Forchheim carrying two people and a Seat from Haßfurt.
- Four people were treated at the scene and taken to nearby hospitals with severe injuries and police reported none were in life‑threatening condition.
- Fire crews, emergency medical services and traffic police from Bamberg and neighboring units sealed the scene and closed both carriageways for accident work and cleanup, causing major traffic delays.
- All three vehicles were rendered undriveable and towed, damage is estimated at about €70,000, and the Verkehrspolizei Bamberg is investigating why the driver entered the autobahn in the wrong direction.