A Syrian man without a valid driving licence caused a devastating accident on the federal highway B87 in Eilenburg, Saxony, on Thursday. Three people were killed and several injured in the collision between four cars and a truck, as reported by the Leipziger Volkszeitung. The fatal multiple collision occurred at around 10.45 a.m. near the railway station of the north Saxon district town.
Syrian drove into oncoming lane and caused collision
Police had been investigating the scene of the accident since Friday morning, and now disclosed that the 18-year-old Syrian drove a Mercedes and caused the accident. He was driving in the direction of Torgau and apparently ran into oncoming traffic. There he collided with an Opel car whose occupants were driving in the direction of Leipzig. After the collision, there was probably a tragic chain reaction: according to the police, the Syrian Mercedes driver was thrown back onto his original lane by the force of the collision and there against the crash barrier. Two following vehicles in the direction of Torgau then collided with each other as well as with the driver who caused the accident and the crash barrier. To make matters worse, one vehicle collided with a lorry from oncoming traffic. According to current information, the Syrian is not in possession of a valid driving licence.
Police investigate the man who caused the accident
The Syrian is now being investigated for negligent homicide, negligent bodily injury, endangering road traffic and driving without a licence. The exact cause of the accident is still under investigation, but the road is not a dangerous stretch of road: “The accident site on the B87 has not been an accident black spot so far,” said a police spokeswoman. In the last three years, there have only been two accidents with injuries on this stretch of road.