Madiswil traffic collision fatal head-on crash truck Bern canton, Digi Mart USA News (Madiswil, Canton of Bern, Switzerland): A 49-year-old man died on Tuesday morning after a head-on collision between a car and a truck in Madiswil, according to the Canton of Bern Police.
The driver was traveling on the Unterdorfstrasse from Gutenburg toward Madiswil shortly after 7:30 a.m. For reasons that remain unclear, he veered into the oncoming lane and collided head-on with an approaching truck.
The force of the impact caused the car to spin and come to a stop in the road. The driver was trapped inside the vehicle and was freed by firefighters.
Despite immediate help from bystanders and treatment by emergency medical services, he died at the scene.
The Unterdorfstrasse remained closed for several hours during rescue, recovery and accident investigation work. Because the truck came to a stop near the railway tracks, trains in the section had to slow down, causing delays in rail traffic.
The fire department set up a detour.
Police, emergency medical services, the Rega air rescue service, specialists from the Institute of Forensic Medicine and several fire departments were deployed. The Canton of Bern Police is investigating why the driver crossed into the oncoming lane.
Police are particularly seeking the driver of a vehicle traveling at a maximum speed of 45 km/h that was in the area at the time of the accident. Anyone with information can call 031 303 26 31.
