Three trucks drove into each other on the A99 near Kirchheim - the Autobahn remained closed until the evening, many drivers were stuck in traffic jams.
Four articulated lorries and a truck collided on the A 99 near Kirchheim on Wednesday, March 1st - the autobahn remained closed until the evening and many drivers were stuck in traffic jams.
According to firefighters, a Lithuanian semi-trailer truck was traveling in the middle lane, veered to the right, cutting into another Lithuanian semi-trailer truck that ran into it.
Behind them on the right lane, a 39-year-old from the Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district was driving a 15-ton truck, which was also unable to brake and drove up.
A Polish articulated lorry was driving behind him, which also drove up and crushed the truck.
Behind them drove another Polish articulated lorry, which also pulled up.
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A99 collision: "It's a miracle that someone is still sitting and talking"
The fire brigade received the alarm at 12:17 p.m. – it was particularly tense to free the truck driver who was squeezed in.
Firefighters cut him out of his cab.
He was taken to the hospital in a rescue helicopter.
There is currently no information about his state of health.
The fire department also has no further information about other injuries.
According to the fire department, the man was very lucky - his driver's cab was completely crushed.
"It's a miracle that someone is still sitting and speaking," said a spokesman for the fire brigade.
A99 collision: Autobahn remains closed for hours
As the fire brigade informed, the truck had loaded old chip fat that ran out on the A99 roadway.
The fire brigade and the road maintenance department of the Federal Agency for Technical Relief were busy with the unpleasant cleaning for hours.
The A99 in the direction of Nuremberg was closed for hours until the evening hours for cleaning, accident recording and salvage of the wrecks.
A99 collision: countless emergency services on the autobahn
The Hohenbrunn motorway police informed about a backlog of at least seven kilometers, the current traffic jam report from the ADAC speaks of a delay of at least one hour.
traffic was diverted via the Ostkreuz, Kirchheim junction.
There were numerous emergency services on site: the Feldkirchen fire brigade with 13 emergency services, the Heimstetten fire brigade with 19 emergency services, the Parsdorf fire brigade, the Munich professional fire brigade with 5 vehicles, the road maintenance department, police, ambulances and two rescue helicopters.
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