Baden-Wuerttemberg
A6: Military trucks loaded with explosives crash into each other
Feldjäger block the lane of the A6. photo
© Marius Bulling/onw-images/Ostalb Network /dpa
They had loaded several tons of explosives. US military trucks collided on a highway in Baden-Württemberg. The accident went smoothly.
US military transporters loaded with tons of explosives and missiles crashed into each other on Autobahn 6 between Heilbronn and Nuremberg on Thursday. Two military personnel were seriously injured, the police said.
Although one of the vans caught fire, according to an initial police assessment, the dangerous cargo remained undamaged. The fire was quickly extinguished by the fire department.
The A6 at Kirchberg an der Jagst was blocked in both directions. Miles of traffic jams formed. The explosives are now to be reloaded onto replacement vehicles. Since they were not equipped with detonators, no acute danger can be assumed, said a police spokesman. The US Army vehicles were traveling in a convoy towards Nuremberg.
Other vehicles were not involved according to initial findings. The two seriously injured were taken to clinics by helicopter, among other things. According to the police, the cause of the accident is not yet clear.