Rescue lane fails again: Drama after a serious accident on the A2!

Rescue lane fails again: Drama after a serious accident on the A2!

HELMSTEDT - On December 9, 2024, around 1:00 p.m., there was a serious traffic accident between a car and a truck on the A2 between the Helmstedt-Zentrum and Helmstedt-West junctions. According to initial information, no people were trapped and first responders from the Bundeswehr treated those affected on site. Although the situation initially appeared to be under control, things became dramatic around 1:43 p.m. when a box truck drove into a stationary truck without braking. The driver of the box truck was seriously injured and trapped in the driver's cab. It took the rescue workers around 45 minutes to free him and they used a hydraulic rescue device. The injured man was then flown to a hospital in a rescue helicopter, while the motorway in the direction of Hanover was completely closed, causing significant traffic delays. Information on the number of people or their health status is currently not available fireworld.at reported.

Previously, on the same day at 7:15 a.m., there was another rear-end collision involving a car and a truck near the Helmstedt service area regionalheute.de reported. A total of four people were involved in this incident, but fortunately no one was trapped. Emergency services examined three of the injured people, but all were able to remain at the scene and did not need to be taken to hospital. After the accident, leaking resources from the truck were another source of danger that could be quickly caught. The Helmstedt and Barmke fire departments secured the accident site and redirected traffic so that the traffic jam could be kept under control. Nevertheless, the emergency services remained on duty here for around an hour and a half.