As of: February 23, 2024, 2:55 p.m
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The heavy snowfall is affecting the important traffic route from Germany to Italy (archive image).
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About 40 centimeters of snow fell within a short period of time.
The result: traffic chaos.
Innsbruck - Due to heavy snowfall, the Austrian Brenner motorway has been closed to the south between Innsbruck and the Brenner Pass.
The motorway operator Asfinag has not yet announced how long the important traffic route from Germany to Italy will remain closed.
According to Asfinag, around 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.
dpa