A pedestrian was hit by a car on the A3 near Bad Honnef (Rhein-Sieg district) and seriously injured. The 49-year-old man died at the scene, a police spokesman said. He was trying to cross the highway on Friday evening and was hit by a car driven by a family of five. The passengers in the car were not injured.
The 49-year-old pedestrian was a truck driver, according to the spokesman, according to the initial investigation. His vehicle was parked across the street at a rest area. The road to Oberhausen was closed overnight.