Overview
- The stadteinwärts carriageway at Heckerdamm was reopened Monday morning, according to Berlin’s traffic information center.
- A 79-year-old driver crashed around 6:30 a.m. Sunday, striking a guardrail and a traffic-control structure before the car came to rest on its side.
- An off-duty firefighter provided first aid, fire crews freed the trapped driver, and a rescue helicopter supported transport to hospital with life-threatening injuries reported.
- Both directions were briefly closed for rescue operations as spilled operating fluids spread across the roadway and were removed by a specialist firm.
- Autobahn maintenance officials flagged compromised stability of the traffic-control installation, with comprehensive inspections and a police investigation still underway.