Glattischaos in the Kleve district: 32 accidents and injured on Wednesday!

Glattischaos in the Kleve district: 32 accidents and injured on Wednesday!

The storm low "Bernd" has caused considerable problems in several German regions in the past few days. Especially in the district of Kleve and in Hesse, there were numerous operations from emergency services and fire brigade.

In the district of Kleve, a total of 32 traffic accidents occurred on Monday and Wednesday morning until 8.30 a.m., which were largely due to black ice. The accidents led to several injuries. The most difficult incident occurred in Rees-Halldern on Isselburger Straße, where a vehicle got on oncoming traffic and collided with another car. One person was trapped and seriously injured in the vehicle, while another person suffered minor injuries. In other parts of the district, the smoothness caused further difficulties before the situation relaxed around 9:30 a.m. Another event took place on the B57 in Qualburg, where a woman drove against a traffic sign. There was also an accident in Schneppenbaum where a car crashed into a tree.

traffic problems due to the storm

The local police urgently appeals to the population to drive carefully and adapt the speed to the road conditions. The weather forecasts predict snowfall throughout North Rhine-Westphalia for Thursday, although the Lower Rhine could also be potentially affected. In the meantime, Hessenschau.de reports of similar problems in the state of Hesse, where the storm low "Bernd" also required numerous operations by the fire brigade.

in Hesse there were traffic disruptions on Monday morning, including in Weiterstadt, where a ten -meter -high tree fell on a residential building and a person had to be evacuated. In the Rheingau-Taunus district, a fallen tree led to the blocking of the L3033 after tore down a high-voltage line. Seven flights were redirected at Frankfurt Airport, and the fire brigade in Frankfurt had a total of 15 missions in the evening due to fallen construction fences, broken branches and fallen trees.

in Dietzenbach a tree fell on a moving car, but the driver and her child remained unharmed. There were also trees on the L3298 towards Kassel, which damaged two cars. While the situation became calmer at night, traces of the storm remained visible in the morning, including delays and diversions in public transport.

The weather forecast for the coming days shows windy conditions with many showers and snow in higher locations, which could result in further challenges, such as hessenschau.de reported.

It remains important for the affected regions to be attentive and to find out about the current weather conditions.

-transmitted by West-Ost-Medien