Terrible truck accident on A2: driver dies, motorway closed!

A serious accident drama occurred on the A2 on the national border between Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt. Tragically, two truck drivers were killed. According to rbb24 died in an accident on the motorway after he died between Ziesar and was in a traffic jam. Due to the impact, the driver was caught in his vehicle and died at the scene of the accident. This incident led to considerable traffic disruptions. The highway towards Hanover remains closed in the long term due to rescue work.

In the early morning there was an accident in the same section of the highway in which a small truck and a car were involved, which led to injuries to three people. In another message, MDR that on Wednesday another serious truck accident between theeßen and Burg-Ost took place. In this incident, a truck had overturned due to a burst tire and had broken through the guardrail. A small van crashed into the truck cab, which also led to the death of the two drivers.

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Both accidents attracted extensive rescue work. A total of six vehicles were involved in the accidents, and the rescue workers had to deal with the complexity of the salvage because the truck was on both lanes. Due to the full closure, there were long traffic jams in both directions, while the detour routes via Grabow, Burg and Stegelitz were heavily overloaded.