Overview
- The A70 is completely closed toward Bayreuth between the Bamberg Hafen and Hallstadt junctions after a truck fire early Thursday.
- Police expect the A70 closure to last into the morning and urge drivers to take wide detours.
- The A70 driver escaped uninjured, a large amount of diesel leaked, and the burned vehicle awaits towing.
- Police attribute the A70 blaze to a technical defect according to initial reports.
- On the A14 near Ilberstedt, a trailer fire around 23:30 led to a right-lane closure toward Magdeburg until about 6:00, with investigators ruling out external involvement and reporting low five‑figure damage to the trailer and some drugstore goods.