Overview
- Police say one truck stopped on the hard shoulder to change a defective tire and a passing lorry suffered a tire blowout, lost control, struck the stationary truck and ended up in the embankment.
- Both drivers were reported uninjured and no other people were harmed, according to official statements.
- Local firefighters extinguished a small fire after fuel leaked from a damaged diesel tank, and the blaze did not spread to the entire vehicle.
- The right and middle lanes of the three-lane A2 toward Berlin were closed for rescue and recovery, both trucks were heavily damaged, and towing was scheduled for the morning with lane closures likely to last into the midday hours.
- Police have opened an investigation into the circumstances of the crash and drivers and commuters should expect continued traffic disruption on the Berlin-bound carriageway.