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A tragic road accident near Lauterborn involving three vehicles claimed the life of a 19-year-old man from Junglinster on Tuesday evening, leading to the closure of the route between Luxembourg City and Echternach and the deployment of emergency and forensic teams.
Police on Wednesday morning announced that a fatal accident took place near Lauterborn at around 6pm on Tuesday. Two vehicles collided for reasons unknown, which led to one of them crashing into a third vehicle.
A 19-year-old man from Junglinster driving a Seat succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the accident. The second motorist was lightly injured while the third one only suffered a shock.
Emergency services from Echternach, Ettelbruck, and Consdorf were sent to the scene to provide assistance.
The route between Luxembourg City and Echternach was closed off following the accident. A forensics team was also deployed to the scene to secure evidence and reconstruct the accident.
