A truck drove into a lane divider on the A100 city motorway in Berlin-Halensee at the Kurfürstendamm exit and overturned.

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The 38-year-old driver suffered serious internal injuries, a lumbar fracture and a traumatic brain injury and was taken to a clinic, the police said on Wednesday.

After the accident on Tuesday evening, the city motorway in the direction of Berlin-Wedding had to be completely closed for rescue and cleaning work and then partially closed until the morning hours.