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Road Closure on B62: Vehicle Fire Halts Traffic (PDNR announcement)

Police District Neuwied/Rhine - Wallmenroth, 57584 - On Sunday, December 15, 2024, at 6 PM, an event transpired... Learn more here.

Traffic Alert: Closure of B62 Highway due to Vehicle Inferno Caused by Car Fire
Traffic Alert: Closure of B62 Highway due to Vehicle Inferno Caused by Car Fire

Road Closure on B62: Vehicle Fire Halts Traffic (PDNR announcement)

On the evening of December 15, 2024, a car accident occurred on the B62 between Betzdorf and Wallmenroth. According to the Police Directorate Neuwied/Rhein, the incident took place at around 6 p.m.

The driver, a 20-year-old resident of Verbandsgemeinde Betzdorf-Gebhardshain, lost control of her vehicle. This led to a collision with the left-hand guardrail, causing the vehicle to catch fire immediately after the impact.

The B62 was fully closed in both directions for an hour during the fire-fighting and vehicle recovery operations.

Fortunately, the driver managed to escape the burning vehicle and was taken to a nearby hospital for examination. The vehicle, however, was a total loss.

The Police Inspectorate Betzdorf is responsible for the ongoing investigation into the accident. For further information, you can contact D. Müller, PK, who is the contact person for the Police Inspectorate Betzdorf. Their address is Friedrichstraße 2157518, Betzdorf.

You can reach the Police Inspectorate Betzdorf via phone at 02741/926-0 or via fax at 02741/926-100. Alternatively, you can send an email to [email protected].

Press releases from the Police Rhineland-Palatinate may be published free of charge, citing the source. For any queries related to the police inquiries for the accident, you can direct them to the Police Inspectorate Betzdorf.

The accident was transmitted via news aktuell, and the details provided here are based on the information available from the Police Directorate Neuwied/Rhein. As the investigation is ongoing, more details may be released in due course.

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