Overview
- Overnight on January 8, a Spanish-registered tractor-trailer veered left for unknown reasons near the Herford/Bad Salzuflen junction, struck the central barrier, and overturned, coming to rest partly in the opposite carriageway.
- One person died at the scene, and police have not yet confirmed the identity of the deceased.
- The 59-year-old driver sustained life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital by ambulance.
- The A2 toward Hannover remains fully closed, with traffic diverted at the Herford/Bad Salzuflen exit and reopening anticipated by late morning according to police.
- Congestion at the diversion was about three kilometers at 6:45 a.m., and westbound traffic was guided past the crash site in a single lane.