Overview
- The crash occurred shortly after 17:30 on Tuesday between the Radeburg and Thiendorf interchanges.
- According to police, a low-loader carrying a construction machine stopped on the shoulder due to a tire defect, and a small truck clipped the trailer’s rear-left corner and tipped onto its side across the carriageway.
- A 29-year-old occupant of the small truck suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital, while the 33-year-old low-loader driver was uninjured.
- Berlin-bound traffic is being diverted off the motorway, with ADAC reporting roughly five kilometres of tailbacks and about 60 minutes of delay.
- Recovery and clearance are expected to take several hours with the full closure forecast until around midnight, and police estimate mid five-figure damage including €30,000 to the small truck, €20,000 to the trailer and €500 to the guardrail.