Drama on the A8: Serious accident at Merklingen ensures 25 km of traffic jam!

Drama on the A8: Serious accident at Merklingen ensures 25 km of traffic jam!

Merklingen, Deutschland - shock on the highway! On Wednesday morning, a dramatic accident occurred on the A8 near Merklingen, which caused a huge traffic jam. At 10:50 a.m., a 73-year-old woman was traveling towards Munich with her Kia when the mischief started. Suddenly she wanted to switch from the left to the middle lane and collided with the Fiat Punto of a 33-year-old driver. This side collision led to a wild accident that didn't leave anyone cold!

be it misfortune or carelessness - the senior citizen lost control of her vehicle after the collision. With full force, her Kia hurled against the concrete sliding wall and then raced across the road! She crashed against a truck that was directed by a 46-year-old and drove on the right lane. The whole highway became the scene of a chaos when the Kia driver, her passenger and the Fiat driver got off with minor injuries.

disaster on the A8

The Mühlhausen police responsible for traffic was quickly on hand to take the accident. The consequences were catastrophic: the highway was closed to Munich for hours! A backlog of 25 kilometers was created, while the rescue workers and the fire brigade were tireless. The accident site could not be released for the vehicles until 12:26 p.m. The total damage is estimated on alarming 45,000 euros - an expensive fun, innocent drivers are waiting and a chaotic traffic situation!