Because of an hour-long full closure of the A2 between Westphalia and Hanover, many motorists stuck in their car until late into the night. Rescuers took care of the people in the vehicles until the police released the track around four in the morning on Saturday.
Since Friday morning the road had been closed because of an accident. At times, the traffic jammed on about 20 kilometers, even on the alternative routes was nothing more. Until late at night, the traffic jam had a length of ten kilometers.
After the accident between a truck and a car between Bad Eilsen and Rehren a larger amount of diesel had flowed into the open-pored asphalt. There, the asphalt had to be renewed, which lasted until the morning.