Overview
- Police report about 25 people sustained light injuries in the crash between Essen and Bottrop early Monday.
- The stretch between Autobahnkreuz Essen-Nord and Bottrop remains closed toward Kamp-Lintfort for recovery work.
- The opposite carriageway was temporarily closed at times as responders secured the scene and cleared wreckage.
- Authorities are still determining whether the incident was a single crash sequence or two separate accidents.
- Drivers faced long delays during the morning commute, with multi-kilometre backups reported in the area.