Brandenburg
Farmers load huge piles of dung onto the B5 – drivers race into them
A broken car is parked on Bundesstraße 5 in Brandenburg after protesting farmers spread manure and liquid manure on the road. This led to three traffic accidents in which several people were injured, according to the police
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Farmers in Brandenburg block a federal highway with piles of dung and manure. Several drivers saw the obstacle too late in the dark. Several are injured.
The farmers’ protests Brandenburg and Berlin continue. On Monday morning, farmers and tradesmen blocked the B1 and B5 RBB reported.
According to media reports, on the B5 near Wustermark west of Berlin, farmers dumped large piles of manure and manure over several hundred meters onto the road late on Sunday evening, blocking the road. As the “Märkische Allgemeine” Reportedly, three people were slightly injured when they drove their two cars into the dung heaps without braking. They were taken to the hospital. Some of the vehicles were significantly damaged.
Farmers are protesting again in Berlin and Brandenburg
According to the Märkische Allgemeine, the federal highway was still closed on Monday morning because farmers had parked their tractors there. Several vehicles were recovered by towing services.
Farmers also want to protest in Berlin on Monday. The Berlin traffic information center wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that a tractor parade was moving towards Straße des 17. Juni. The road will remain closed until 3 p.m. Several farmers gathered with their tractors and cars during the night and set off for the capital in the morning.
Sources: RBB, “Märkische Allgemeine”, Nonstop News