Berlin Brandenburg: Farmer protests continue: injured by dung heaps, B1 and B5 blocked

As of: March 4, 2024 1:10 p.m

During farmers’ protests, several people were injured by unsecured piles of manure and dung on the road. The demonstrations continue on Monday. There are closures and obstructions, for example in the B1 and B5 areas.

Farmers and craftsmen continued their wave of protests in the region early Monday morning. On the B5, the section between Dallgow-Döberitz (Havelland) and the Berlin-Spandau motorway entrance was blocked. In addition, the B1 was temporarily blocked in the area of ​​the Glienicke Bridge. According to the police, only one lane was opened alternately for both directions between Berliner Strasse in Potsdam and Königstrasse in Berlin.

restrictions also on the eastern Berliner Ring

A group of farmers and craftsmen are demonstrating on the B158 in Ahrensfelde (Barnim), according to the police. Accordingly, the participants are blocking the federal road between the A10 motorway, Berlin-Hohenschönhausen and Ahrensfelde. The registered blockade has been running since 10 p.m. on Sunday evening and, according to the police, is scheduled to last 24 hours.

Commuters have to plan extensive detours on the way to work and home. A possible The alternative route via Landsberger Allee has been closed since Monday due to construction work.

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Vehicles drove into piles of dung, injuring five people

Late on Sunday evening, farmers near Wustermark (Havelland) dumped a large pile of manure and manure onto several hundred meters of road on the B5. According to the police, at least two vehicles drove into the unsecured obstacles. This led to accidents in which five people were injured. There was also a lot of material damage. The President of the Brandenburg State Farmers’ Association, Henrik Wendorff, criticized the action. This harms the interests of farmers, he told Antenne Brandenburg from rbb.

In all cases, reports were filed because of dangerous interference with road traffic, as the police announced on Monday. She is also investigating possible other crimes. In addition, the protest was not registered. The B5 near Elstal (Havelland) is still dirty on Monday and traffic is diverted there.

When asked by rbb|24, a police spokeswoman confirmed that eight vehicles were still blocking the B5 in the direction of Nauen (Havelland) and three in the direction of Berlin on Monday afternoon. The police and a tow truck are on site.

Accident on the B5 in Brandenburg.

Tractor parade drives through Berlin

A police spokesman said a parade of tractors and cars made their way to the capital on Monday morning. According to this, twelve tractors and ten cars with banners gathered at Ritterfelddamm in Kladow that night. Since then, tractors and cars have been added.

According to information from the Berlin Traffic Information Center (VIZ) on Sunday, farmers should drive across several roads. Specifically, the path runs along Schönerlinder Straße, Pasewalker Straße, Prenzlauer Allee, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße, Glinkastraße, Behrenstraße and Ebertstraße to Straße des 17. Juni. The protest should therefore last until the afternoon.

Broadcast: Antenne Brandenburg, March 4th, 2024, 11:00 a.m

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