Traffic chaos on the A72: truck accident causes closure for hours!

A serious accident on the A72 motorway near Zwickau causes major traffic chaos! A serious incident occurred on Monday morning when a 59-year-old rammed a toll bridge with his semi-trailer during dismantling work. The truck stopped across the road, which resulted in the motorway being completely closed in the direction of Leipzig. This collision resulted in minor injuries to a worker who was in the bed of the semi-trailer while pieces of the bridge fell on him. The damage is estimated at around 755,000 euros, and the motorway remained closed for around eight hours before it was reopened in the evening blick.de reported.

At the same time, another incident on the A1 motorway near St. Georgen/Ybbsfeld caused significant traffic jams. A semi-trailer truck carrying 26 tons of sunflower oil tipped its trailer onto the center barrier. Fortunately, there were no injuries and the rescue was completed after a short time. 25 fire brigade members were deployed with seven emergency vehicles to secure the vehicle and transport it to a suitable parking area at walking speed. Neither the oil nor other cargo had to be pumped out, reported noen.at.

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The two accidents highlighted how fragile traffic flow on highways can be. While the A1 motorway was quickly put back into operation, the A72 suffered from the consequences of the accident for hours. Motorists had to take detours and be patient while recovery work and repair-related dismantling were in full swing.