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Wild boar crash on Germany’s B456 kills six animals and injures two
On Tuesday evening, a car hit a group of wild boars on the B456 in the Taunus, between Bad Homburg and Saalburg in Germany.
Six wild boars died in the collision.
Debris and spilled vehicle fluids spread along about 200 metres of road, forcing authorities to close both directions for several hours.
In the traffic jam, a driver tried to turn around and crashed into two other cars.
Two people were slightly injured, and one was taken to hospital for further checks.
Four vehicles and five people were involved in the incidents, and all four cars had to be towed.
Police estimate the total damage at about €105,000, and the closures caused major traffic disruption around Bad Homburg and Saalburg.
A car struck a group of wild boars on the B456 in the Taunus, killing six animals.
Two people were lightly injured in a separate crash in the traffic queue that formed afterward.
The initial collision scattered debris and leaked fluids over about 200 metres, closing the road in both directions for several hours.
Four vehicles and five people were involved across the crashes, and all four vehicles had to be towed.
Police estimated the total damage at about €105,000.
- Who
- A car driver and a group of wild boars were involved in the first collision. Two people were lightly injured in a later crash.
- What
- A car struck the boars, and a separate crash occurred in the resulting traffic queue.
- When
- Tuesday evening; one report gives the time as about 21:33.
- Where
- The B456 between Bad Homburg and Saalburg, in the Taunus, Germany.
- Why
- The boars ran onto the road. The cause of the later crash was a driver attempting to turn around in the queue.
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A car travelling towards Saalburg struck a group of wild boars on the B456.
Debris and leaked fluids spread over about 200 metres, and the road was closed in both directions for several hours.
A driver trying to turn around in the traffic queue collided with two other cars, lightly injuring two people.
- Wild boars killed
- 6
- People lightly injured
- 2
- Road
- B456 between Bad Homburg and Saalburg
- Debris and leaked fluids
- About 200 metres
- Estimated total damage
- About €105,000