Cham, 11.03.2020

Young driver hits the crash barrier on the A4 motorway

According to the police in Zug, there was an accident on the A4 motorway near Cham, between the Rütihof and Lindencham junctions, on Tuesday afternoon just before 3:30 p.m. For unknown reasons, a driver went into a skid on the carriageway towards Zug and collided with the central crash barrier, which was damaged over a distance of around fifty metres. The property damage to the vehicle and the guidance equipment amounts to several tens of thousands of francs. The 18-year-old who caused the accident and his passenger remained unharmed. The traffic accident resulted in traffic delays on that section of the motorway.

The accident site on the A4 near Cham.

As the sequence of events in the accident has not been fully clarified, the police are looking for witnesses. Any persons who observed the accident and are able to provide information on the incident are asked to contact the operations control centre of the Zug police on 041 728 41 41.