Serious accident on A9: Smart overturns Klein Marzehns!

Serious accident on A9: Smart overturns Klein Marzehns!

Klein Marzehns. On Monday morning (November 18) occurred on the A9 between Klein Marzehns and the Roselquelle west rest area. Traffic accident! A smart raced into a ditch for an unknown cause and overturned. The three lanes towards Leipzig were immediately blocked, which led to a massive backlog.

Shortly after 5 a.m. the control center Brandenburg an der Havel was alerted. The rescue workers faced an enormous challenge: the driver was heavily caught under the vehicle! In the darkness and the narrow scene of the accident, access to the injured person was extremely difficult. The fire brigade had to free the person with severe technical equipment and illuminate the scene of the accident to facilitate the rescue work.

helicopter only ends after an hour

The Situation became even more explosive when the initially alarmed rescue helicopter from Senftenberg was not ready for use. A helicopter from Berlin-Marzahn was requested, which led to a significant delay. According to Flighttradar24, the Berlin helicopter only started around 6 a.m. and landed at the scene of the accident around 35 minutes later, although the request was already received at 5:30 a.m. The exact circumstances of the accident and the state of health of the trapped person are currently still unclear, while the police have started the investigation.