Chaos on the A2: Serious truck accident near Hanover causes a mega traffic jam!

Chaos on the A2: Serious truck accident near Hanover causes a mega traffic jam!

There was a serious traffic accident on the A2 motorway on Tuesday, which caused an enormous traffic jam of up to ten kilometers. This was due to a serious accident between the Hannover-Ost and Buchholz motorway junctions, in which a truck crashed into a tractor-trailer. The impact was so violent that the 45-year-old truck driver was trapped and seriously injured. The fire department was immediately alerted and also informed the other emergency services who helped with the terrible incident. During the rescue and clean-up work, the A2 had to be completely closed, which led to further rear-end collisions in the direction of Dortmund, in which several people were slightly injured, such as NDR reported.

Another accident occurred on the same day on the A2 near Helmstedt, also caused by the traffic jam from the first accident. A transporter crashed into a truck at high speed and the driver was seriously injured and trapped in his crushed cabin. The Helmstedt fire department reported that rescuing the driver with hydraulic rescue equipment took around 45 minutes. The seriously injured man was finally transported to a hospital in a rescue helicopter. During the rescue work, the fire brigade's press spokesman criticized the chaotic formation of the rescue lane, which made it difficult for the emergency services to help in time. This was done by RegionalToday highlighted.

The emergency services were on duty for several hours to secure the accident sites and care for the injured. The large number of trucks stuck in a traffic jam severely hindered access for rescue workers. The situation highlights the dangers of road traffic and the need to pay attention to the formation of emergency lanes in order to ensure quick help in an emergency.