Overview
- Police say the transporter slid off the roadway around 4:20 a.m. shortly after the Frankenhain tunnel between the Schwalmstadt and Neuental junctions.
- Several pigs escaped the overturned trailer but were later secured, with veterinary teams on site and some injured animals euthanized.
- The truck driver was not injured, and police estimate damage to the vehicle and trailer at about €100,000.
- The full closure has produced long tailbacks of roughly three kilometers and has overwhelmed diversion routes through Treysa, Allendorf and Schlierbach.
- Authorities advise rerouting via the B454/B254 or more widely via the A5, A7 and A44, with no estimate yet for reopening as salvage continues.