Serious accident: tunnel closed – traffic jam to Dornbirn!

Serious accident: tunnel closed – traffic jam to Dornbirn!

A serious accident caused massive traffic disruptions in the region today. There was a collision between several vehicles, including a truck, in the Augustenberg tunnel on federal highway 10 between Karlsruhe-Grötzingen and Pfinztal around 9:30 a.m. The tunnel was immediately closed to traffic in both directions, the police said. The incident resulted in fuel spills, requiring extensive wet cleaning of the roadway. Since there are no injuries, the rescue workers are concentrating on eliminating the source of danger.

Traffic is being rerouted

Traffic is being diverted via Grötzingen, which also led to significant traffic jams in the area. According to current reports, traffic is already backing up all the way back to Dornbirn Nord, and the urban area of ​​Bregenz is also heavily congested vorarlberg.orf.at reported. The exact duration of the closure is currently unclear as cleaning may take several hours. According to initial estimates, the work should be completed by early afternoon.

The police have ordered that the roadway be intensively cleaned over a stretch of around 100 meters to remove the dangers and open the route to traffic. Although the initial forecasts suggested a reopening at 3:15 p.m., it took until around 5:30 p.m. before the experts were able to complete their work and the tunnel could be put back into operation. The situation has severely affected mobility in the region, while emergency services and police are working tirelessly to deal with the consequences bnn.de reported.