Winterchaos in northern Germany: dozens of smoothly accidents on weekends!

A sudden onset of winter in Bremen and northern Lower Saxony has led to numerous smoothness accidents on streets and highways. Numerous incidents occurred on Friday and Saturday, which significantly impaired the traffic situation. According to T-online.de a dozen smoothly accidents. Fortunately, most accidents were light, with four people to be brought to the hospital slightly injured.

As early as 4:20 p.m., the district of Oldenburg reported seven smaller traffic accidents, but without injuries. At 6.05 a.m. there was a truck accident on the B215 in Ahausen, in which the driver was able to leave the cabin independently and was also taken to the hospital. A black ice accident on the A1 near Sittensen was particularly dramatic at 11:47 p.m., in which around 7,000 trout died on the road and four people were injured, including one. The Bremen police reported around 80 black ice accidents within a few hours at 11 p.m.

winter weather in Germany

Winter weather not only caused massive problems in Bremen and Lower Saxony, but also in other parts of Germany. As Tagesschau.de , the German Weather Service warned against black ice and snow until tomorrow. In several federal states, there were numerous accidents and traffic disorders, which usually only resulted in sheet metal damage. The highest warning level was proclaimed in Rhineland-Palatinate due to black ice, while in the other federal states there are also severe weather warnings in front of black ice and snow.

In some regions such as Baden-Württemberg and Schleswig-Holstein, streets were closed, and accidents and traffic jams were observed on the highways in several cities. In addition, schools in Bavaria, Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia were partially closed, while digital lessons took place in NRW and Bavaria. Air traffic was also not untouched: hundreds of flight connections, especially at Frankfurt Airport, had to be deleted. The rail traffic initially remained regular, but there could be train failures and delays from lunchtime.