with videoFour Dutch people died on Sunday in accidents involving two Porsches on the A3 motorway, just across the border with Germany near Beek. This is confirmed by the German police. It concerns three occupants of two sports cars (men aged 42 and 56 and a woman aged 37) and a man (39) who tried to help the occupants of one of the cars.
Rick Aalbers, Bianca Govers Mar 26 2023 Latest update: 26-03-23, 20:30
The accident happened at the end of the morning on the German A3, a few kilometers across the border at the Elten exit. A Porsche Cayman became uncontrollable there due to aquaplaning, due to the amount of rainwater on the roadway, and ended up in a ditch along the road.
The 42-year-old driver and his 37-year-old female passenger managed to get out of the car and stood on the hard shoulder. A 39-year-old Dutchman who saw the accident happen stopped to help the victims.
Also second Porsche driver in trouble
At that moment, a 56-year-old man with his Porsche 911 ran into problems at almost the same spot on the A3 and lost control of the wheel. He ended up on the hard shoulder, drove into the three Dutchmen there and came to a stop on the highway via the crash barrier.
The three hit Dutch people died as a result of the collision, the 56-year-old driver of the Porsche 911 also died from the consequences of the crash. His co-driver, a 21-year-old man, suffered minor injuries.
The German police cannot yet say anything about the places of residence of the victims, because the investigation is still ongoing and the next of kin have yet to be informed.
Closure A12
Due to the accident, it is impossible to drive to Germany via the A12 motorway on Sunday afternoon. Traffic from the direction of Arnhem will be diverted via the A50, A73 and A77. The closure is expected to last until 7 p.m., according to German police.
In the meantime, all traffic coming from the direction of Arnhem will be diverted from the motorway at Babberich and will have to make a detour.
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