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In the accident with Winfried Kretschmann, three are said to have been injured. According to the authorities, the Verde politician was unharmed.
Luck in misfortune: Winfried Kretschmann was involved in an accident on Monday night.
Photo: Sebastian Gollnow (Keystone / Archive)
Baden-Württemberg Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann was involved in a serious traffic accident on Monday night in which three people were injured. According to information from the Ministry of the Interior of Baden-Württemberg, the Green politician was unharmed, according to the Süddeutsche Zeitung and the DPA agency.
The accident occurred on the A81 motorway north of Heilbronn. Kretschmann was returning to Stuttgart from an evening appointment.
A government spokesman confirmed the details of the accident in the morning. As a result, the Mercedes limousine in which the Prime Minister was sitting slipped on the wet road, hit the guardrail, and then stopped on the shoulder. Kretschmann was not behind the wheel, the car was driven by a chauffeur.
Kretschmann’s column escort vehicle, an Audi with a Stuttgart license plate, apparently had to brake hard. A later driver didn’t stop in time, his Skoda probably hit the car in front with great force. The two inmates are said to have been seriously injured. Furthermore, there should have been two injuries among Kretschmann’s companions.
The highway was closed for several hours in the corresponding section. According to his spokesman, Kretschmann was later taken to Stuttgart in a replacement vehicle.
