Hailstorm causes chaos: four accidents on the A1 and major damage!

Hailstorm causes chaos: four accidents on the A1 and major damage!

On Friday evening, four traffic accidents occurred on Autobahn 1 between Cloppenburg and Vechta, which were caused by a sudden hailstorm. The weather conditions resulted in slippery roads, which resulted in extensive property damage and one person being slightly injured. The total damage was estimated at over 120,000 euros North24 reported.

The first accident occurred around 5 p.m. when a 41-year-old man from Bad Oldesloe lost control of his Audi and collided sideways with a VW. The 34-year-old driver of the VW from Damme was slightly injured, while the damage to the vehicles amounted to around 70,000 euros. An investigation was initiated because the Audi was only equipped with summer tires. At 5:35 p.m. there was another accident in which two BMW drivers and a VW in front were involved in a collision. Fortunately, there were no injuries in this incident, but the damage to property amounts to around 50,000 euros.

Second series of accidents

At 6 p.m., a 27-year-old driver from Oldenburg skidded in his Suzuki due to aquaplaning and collided with the center guard rail, causing damage of around 2,000 euros. A few minutes later, the last accident occurred: a 24-year-old man from Rotterdam crashed his VW into the outer guardrail, also caused by aquaplaning, causing damage amounting to around 2,000 euros. The police in Ahlhorn pointed out the danger of winter road conditions and reminded people of the winter tire requirement, which can be punished with fines of up to 120 euros and one point in Flensburg for violations Press portal reported.

– Submitted by West-East media