Snow collapse in Saxony-Anhalt: dozens of accidents and serious injuries!

in Saxony-Anhalt has been a wave of traffic accidents since Friday evening caused by snowfall and smoothness. Most of these accidents led to property damage, but a woman in the Salzland district was seriously injured.

A serious accident occurred when a truck in the Salzwedel Altmark district slipped into a ditch. The property damage incurred is estimated at around 110,000 euros. The street between Dannefeld and Tripigleben had to be closed for three hours to recover the truck. Another incident occurred on Saturday when a 22-year-old truck driver in Egeln lost control of his vehicle and collided with a car. The 72-year-old driver of the other vehicle suffered serious injuries and was taken to the clinic. The vehicles were no longer ready to drive after the accident and had to be towed. An investigation into negligent bodily harm was initiated against the 22-year-old.

many accidents from smoothness and snow

In the Börde police station, a total of 37 traffic accidents have been registered since Friday, many due to unadjusted speed in poor road conditions. A particularly dramatic incident occurred when a driver hit a house wall on the B245 towards Eilsleben. In Schraplau, a car landed in the ditch, with the driver being slightly injured. A 20-year-old in Jerichower Land overturned with his car, but was able to free himself and was taken to the hospital for control.

In Wernigerode, a 36-year-old driver slipped due to the winter conditions and excessive speed against a property wall, he threatens a fine of 145 euros. There was also an incident in Mücheln, in which two cars got against a guardrail, while in Bad Kösen a car came off the road and crashed into a tree. Further accidents were reported in Wittenberg, Gräfenhainichen and Brehna. A 33-year-old lost control of her vehicle in a right curve on Saturday morning and collided with a tree; it was slightly injured.

In addition, Sao.de about the winter weather in the flat land and Harz, which led to snow-covered roads and winter conditions. On Thursday morning there was a snow cover of 15 to 30 centimeters in the Harz, after about 10 centimeters of snow had fallen the night before. The motorway police in the state south reported several traffic accidents due to these winter road conditions, some with injuries.