Dangerous goods accident at Grevenbroich: traffic jam and chaos on Autobahn 46!

Dangerous goods accident at Grevenbroich: traffic jam and chaos on Autobahn 46!

A serious accident with a truck that was loaded with dangerous goods caused an enormous traffic chaos on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, on Autobahn 46 at Grevenbroich. The rescue workers were alerted at around 4:15 p.m. after the truck between the Vierwinden North rest area and the Grevenbroich exit had strayed from the road. The driver was taken to the hospital due to her injuries, while the crashed truck and an overturned fluid container blocked the highway towards Heinsberg, which led to kilometers of traffic jams, especially during the afternoon traffic, such as WN.de reported.

rescue work and hazardous substance management

The fire brigade and the technical relief organization had to stay in use for more than eight hours. During the journey, the emergency services found that the truck was loaded with an environmentally hazardous hazardous substance, and initially remained unclear which fabric it was. In order to avoid an bursting of the container, a special company was commissioned to rescue two heavy -duty cranes. The container was secured until shortly after midnight and transported to the professional emptying in Düsseldorf, such as fireworld.at

The fire brigade Grevenbroich and its helpers secured fire protection during the work and prevented the leakage of fuel from the damaged diesel tank. The mission was officially ended at around 0:30 a.m., but the last rescue workers did not return until around 1:00 a.m. So far, no information has been given to the cause of the accident and the amount of the damage.