The Brenner motorway has been closed to the south between Innsbruck and the Brenner Pass. About 40 centimeters of snow fell within a short period of time.
Despite the ban on driving and overtaking, trucks used several lanes of the highway and then got stuck in the snow. It was said that the trucks blocked snow removal vehicles and other cars. More than 20 clearing vehicles and tow trucks were on the highway. The motorway operator Asfinag has not yet announced how long the important traffic route from Germany to Italy will remain closed.