Five accidents on the A8: smoothness ensures traffic chaos in Göppingen!

On January 10, 2025, five accidents occurred on Autobahn 8 in the Göppingen district due to smoothness. The first messages, such as n-tv , pointed out that the dangerous condition between Mühlhausen (Göppingen district) and Kirchheim in the direction of Munich and at Aichelberg led to the accidents in both directions. A particularly serious incident occurred when a truck drove against the middle course plank, which led to considerable traffic jams.

The highway towards Munich was then completely closed. There were also further disabilities from Aichelberg. The exact length of the resulting traffic jam was initially unknown. Fortunately, there were no injured persons in these accidents, such as Augsburger Allgemeine

Details on the accidents

The accidents occurred in several areas of the highway. There were several accidents between Mühlhausen and Kirchheim caused by the icy road conditions. The truck accident at Mühlhausen also led to a backlog that further tightened the traffic situation in the region. Despite the number of accidents and the severity of the truck incident, the number of injuries remained at zero.