Overview

• On August 3, a car collided with a guardrail on the A2 near Peine in the Hanover direction, spilling oil and causing an eight-kilometer traffic jam.
• Drivers faced nearly one hour of additional travel time until crews removed the oil and reopened the hard shoulder between Peine-Ost and Rastplatz Röhrse-Nord.
• No injuries were reported in the Peine accident, a police spokesperson confirmed.
• On August 4, a separate crash between Bad Nenndorf and Wunstorf-Luthe briefly closed the Hannover/Braunschweig-bound lanes before roads were cleared.
• Autobahn GmbH des Bundes and state police mobilized specialized teams and detours to clear spills, remove debris and assess infrastructure damage.