In a serious truck accident on the A8 near Rosenheim, large amounts of gasoline leak.
In both directions there is traffic jam and traffic chaos.
Rosenheim / Bad Aibling - A serious truck accident occurred on the federal motorway 8 between the Bad Aibling and Rosenheim * junctions on Wednesday morning.
According to the police, at least two trucks are said to have been involved.
There should also have been injuries.
The cleanup is difficult.
And the resulting closure of the A8 will lead to significant traffic jams and traffic loads in the surrounding area throughout Wednesday (November 24th, 2021).
Accident on the A8: truck driver probably seriously injured and flown out by helicopter
As the police headquarters in Upper Bavaria South announced in advance, the accident occurred at 8.15 a.m. on the A8 * between Bad Aibling and Rosenheim in the direction of Salzburg.
At least two trucks - including a tanker - are said to have been involved in the accident.
At first there was no precise information about the injured.
However, Rosenheim24.de
reports that the driver of the tanker truck probably had to be removed by rescue helicopter *.
He is currently said to have to undergo emergency surgery.
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The aftermath of the serious traffic accident on the A8 can still be felt hours later.
© Thomas Plettenberg
Because the tank was badly damaged in the accident and around 8,000 liters of petrol should have leaked, the clean-up work (as of 3:30 p.m.) is still ongoing.
First, according to
Rosenheim24.de,
both lanes - including the lane to Munich * - had to be completely closed.
However, diversions have been set up.
Accident on the A8 near Rosenheim: Kilometers of traffic jam and traffic chaos
The lane in the direction of Munich could not be opened again until around 1 p.m.
Cars and trucks were piloted past the scene of the accident in block processing.
Nevertheless, there is considerable traffic load in the surrounding area.
Many alternative roads should already be closed because the A93 in the direction of Kufstein also had to be closed.
Nothing works in the entire Rosenheim area, reports
Rosenheim24.de
.
The backwater in the direction of Salzburg now extends back to Weyarn - almost 40 kilometers.
Chaos is said to reign around the Inntal triangle.
And the clean-up work will probably continue into the evening hours.
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