Drama on the A2: Truck accident brings traffic to a standstill for hours!

Drama on the A2: Truck accident brings traffic to a standstill for hours!

A2, 38350 Helmstedt, Deutschland - On December 12th, a serious traffic accident occurred on the A2 in the district of Helmstedt. According to news38.de , the incident occurred at around 5:40 p.m. to drive the highway. At that moment he collided with another truck, the 54-year-old driver of which lost control of his vehicle and broke through the middle protection plank. This led to another collision with two cars that were traveling towards Hanover.

The truck remained across all three lanes, which led to considerable damage. 20 meters of the middle course plank were destroyed and one of the cars had a torn motor block. A total of four people were injured in the accident, including two seriously and two light. All injuries were brought to surrounding hospitals. Rainer Madsack, spokesman for the fire brigade, described it as a miracle that nobody was killed. The formation of a rescue alley turned out to be problematic, which meant that the fire brigade had to intervene manually. Fortunately, some drivers supported them. The highway was closed in both directions for several hours, with the closure towards Berlin until 11:30 p.m. and towards Hanover until 3:30 a.m.

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