On the A2 between Peine and Braunschweig-Watenbüttel nothing works for the time being: Since Tuesday morning, the section is blocked in both directions, as several media including the NDR and the "Peiner Nachrichten" report. In the morning, according to the NDR report, the road to Hanover is to be released again. The route to Berlin will probably remain closed until the afternoon.
The reason for the closure is an accident of four trucks - among them a dangerous goods van. From this, nitric acid escaped after the collision. In the following congestion, there were further accidents and massive traffic obstructions.
According to the police, one of the truck drivers is the cause of the accident. According to initial findings, the 48-year-old missed a traffic jam, bumped into the standing dangerous goods van and pushed this into two more trucks. The 62-year-old driver of the acid transport and the accident cause came to the hospital with serious injuries.
DPA
Firefighters in protective suits at the accident site
The vapors of nitric acid may irritate the mucous membranes, skin contact may cause wounds. A danger for the population did not exist at any time, said a police spokesman the transmitter NDR 1 Lower Saxony. The acid concentration in the air had been very low. However, 36 people were decontaminated due to the acid leakage and brought to hospitals.
More than 100 task forces were involved in the clean-up work on the A2. According to the fire department, the leaking acid tank should be pumped out.
