Truck tears tram overhead line in Mahlsdorf-traffic chaos!

Truck tears tram overhead line in Mahlsdorf-traffic chaos!

on Wednesday morning, around 7 a.m., there was a serious incident at the intersection B1/B5 Alt-Mahlsdorf/Hönower Straße in Berlin-Mahlsdorf, in which a truck with an extendable crane structure tears down the overhead line of the tram. The cause of the accident then fled from the scene of the accident.

The truck turned on Hönower Straße towards Hultschiner Damm when it tore the overhead line, which also led to damage at a traffic light and other lines above the tram route. The falling cable hit a tram on line 62, which was just entering the Alt-Mahlsdorf stop, so that it was badly damaged and was no longer driving.

traffic restrictions and replacement traffic

repair work was initiated immediately, which should last until the evening. In the meantime, the police regulated the traffic at the intersection, which was fully blocked for security reasons. BVG Straßenbahnverkehr was severely affected, in particular line 62. For the affected lines 62 and 63, replacement traffic with buses between Mahlsdorf Süd and the S-Bahn station Mahlsdorf was set up.

Due to the traffic restrictions, there were considerable traffic jams on the B1/B5 and on the street Alt-Mahlsdorf. The police are looking for witnesses who can provide information about the course of the accident or the refugee truck driver. Information can be submitted to the Berlin police at the traffic investment service in Adlershof or by phone.

like the Tagesspiegel During the incident, there were also comprehensive traffic restrictions and a traffic jam on the Alt-Mahlsdorf. The Berliner Zeitung added that the repairs should last until the afternoon.

-transmitted by West-Ost-Medien