Five DHL vans smash into the back of each other after failing to notice traffic had stopped

This is the amusing moment five couriers smashed into the back of one another - creating a trail of broken vans and 44,000 (50,000 euros) worth of damages. Footage captured at Stuttgart Airport, Germany, shows the collision of the five DHL vehicles - two of which had to be towed.

This is the amusing moment five couriers smashed into the back of one another - creating a trail of broken vans and £44,000 (50,000 euros) worth of damages.

Footage captured at Stuttgart Airport, Germany, shows the collision of the five DHL vehicles - two of which had to be towed.

The crash occurred on the B312 between Bernhausen and Plieningen after one of the drivers, aged 26, failed to slow down when nearing the other Mercedes-Benz Sprinters on Thursday.

This is the hilarious moment five couriers smashed into the back of one another - creating a trail of broken vans and £44, 000 (50,000 euros) worth of damages

Five couriers smashed into the back of one another - creating a trail of broken vans and £44, 000 (50,000 euros) worth of damages

As the DHL vehicles started to brake, the employee is said to have realised too late that the traffic had stopped.

The 26-year-old worker smashed into the first van and soon after a pile-up happened, with the three other drivers pushed together.

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The driver of the first van to be hit was only slightly injured during the accident and received medical attention.

The other drivers, aged between 19 and 28, were unharmed, Germany's Eßlinger newspaper reported.

Footage captured at Stuttgart Airport, Germany, shows the rear-end collision of the five DHL vehicles - two of which had to be towed Police closed the lane in the direction of Plieningen following the incident, creating significant traffic

Footage captured at Stuttgart Airport, Germany, shows the collision of the five DHL vehicles - two of which had to be towed

The crash occurred on the B312 between Bernhausen and Plieningen after one of the drivers, aged 26, failed to slow down when nearing the other Mercedes-Benz Sprinters on Thursday

The crash occurred on the B312 between Bernhausen and Plieningen after one of the drivers, aged 26, failed to slow down when nearing the other Mercedes-Benz Sprinters on Thursday

Police closed the lane in the direction of Plieningen following the incident, creating significant traffic.

Social media users were keen to see the humour in the situation and commented on the amusing footage, which was shared to Facebook. 

One wrote: 'That's where my parcel went!', while another commented: 'I finally know why mine hasn't arrived!'

A third echoed this, writing: 'No wonder my parcel was late.' 

A spokesperson for DHL said: 'On 31 January there was a rear-end collision at a traffic light in the Stuttgart airport tunnel.  

'One of the drivers was slightly injured, otherwise it was a case of car body damage. All shipments remained undamaged and were delivered on schedule.'

The video has been shared more than 16,000 times and has received almost 2,000 likes.

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