Traffic
A81 open again after mass collision
On Friday afternoon, 85 vehicles collided at 17 different accident sites on Highway 81. photo
© Jürgen Kümmerle/Heilbronner Stimme/dpa
A change of rain and sun causes chaos on the A81 near Heilbronn. Within a short period of time, dozens of cars drive into and into each other. The highway was closed for several hours.
The rain made the road slippery, while the recurring sunshine blinded many drivers. In addition, some drivers were traveling too fast or keeping too little distance, the spokesman said.
36 people were slightly injured in the clashes. In addition to those directly affected, other vehicle occupants who were stuck in the traffic jam, which was sometimes more than 20 kilometers long, were taken by bus to Untergruppenbach and looked after in a hall. According to the spokesman, the cleaning and rescue work lasted until Saturday night. At around 2.30 a.m. the road was fully passable again.