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Senior dies in accident in ditch

The police were on duty at a fatal accident near Meerane on Friday. (Symbolic image) / Photo: Jens Wolf/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa
The police were on duty at a fatal accident near Meerane on Friday. (Symbolic image) / Photo: Jens Wolf/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

A senior citizen stops his vehicle near Meerane. A short time later, he is dead.

A senior citizen has driven his car into a ditch near Meerane (Zwickau district) and been fatally injured. The 72-year-old passenger of the 73-year-old man got out of the car during a short stop on Friday, the police said. The car suddenly drove into the side ditch opposite, spun around and came to a halt. The driver died at the scene of the accident. According to the police, the road was closed for three hours.

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