Overview
- Reports came in around 12:40 CET that a trailer was on fire between the Gelbelsee rest area and the Altmühltal exit on the A9 toward Nuremberg.
- The driver steered onto the hard shoulder and detached the tractor unit in time, and no injuries were reported.
- Heavy smoke prompted a temporary full closure northbound, with queues up to roughly 4 kilometers and delays reaching about 90 minutes.
- Fire crews responded in force, one lane reopened by afternoon, and the motorway was later fully cleared for traffic.
- A specialist firm recovered the burned trailer and cleaned the road, with damage put at about €30,000 and the arugula cargo removed for disposal.