Major crash closes A3 and injures several people

A3 crash (c) Kapo ZH

A serious crash on the A3 in the canton of Zurich has left several people injured after a truck slammed into the back of a traffic jam near Urdorf.

Police say a 33-year-old driver hit a line of stationary vehicles for reasons still unknown, triggering a chain collision involving several cars.

Two adults in the rearmost vehicle were seriously injured and had to be cut free, while their one-and-a-half-year-old child suffered minor injuries. 

A rescue helicopter was deployed, and multiple people were taken to hospital. The autoroute towards Basel was closed for hours, causing major traffic disruption. Investigations are ongoing.

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