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Heavy snowfall: Total closure of the Brenner motorway
Snow-covered cars in a traffic jam on the Brenner motorway. photo
© Markus Angerer/APA/dpa
About 40 centimeters of snow fell within a short period of time. The result: traffic chaos.
According to Asfinag, around 40 centimeters of snow fell within a short period of time. Despite the ban on driving and overtaking, trucks used several lanes of the highway and then got stuck in the snow. It was said that the trucks blocked snow removal vehicles and other cars. More than 20 clearing vehicles and tow trucks were on the highway.