Serious accident on A46: Four vehicles collide - seven injuries!

Serious accident on A46: Four vehicles collide - seven injuries!

On Sunday, December 22, 2024, a serious traffic accident occurred on the A46 motorway near Erkelenz, which involves four vehicles around 2 p.m. This collision behind the Autobahn feeder Erkelenz East in the direction of Heinsberg led to a car continued several meters before the guardrail came to a standstill. As the Heinsberg magazine were included, since the driver's side was strongly pressed in by the impact. The fire brigade had to intervene to free the injured driver. A total of seven people were injured, including two seriously, but not life -threatening.

weather as a possible cause of the accident

After the first results of the investigation, the bad weather could have contributed to the accident with hailstorm. According to the Aachener Zeitung , a vehicle was sought, while another car was trying to get another collision to prevent and crash into the guardrail. Two other cars could no longer brake and were also involved in the accident. Due to the rescue measures, the A46 between the Erkelenz Ost and South junctions had to be completely blocked; However, the route was passable again from 3:50 p.m.