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VN24 - Castrop-Rauxel - On Tuesday afternoon (17 December) a traffic accident occurred on the A2 motorway in the direction of Hanover with several vehicles involved. Several people were injured. The accident occurred at about 15:35 in the area of the motorway junction Dortmund-Nordwest on the Castrop area. At this time, the 37-year-old driver of a Mercedes passenger car changed from the secondary lane at the cross to the main lane in the direction of Hanover and braked. A following 54-year-old truck driver was unable to avoid the car and crashed into the car. A further tank truck of a 55 year old driver loaded with liquid ethanol hit this truck on the back. Behind the hazardous goods transporter was another car whose 40-year-old driver was still trying to swerve. His vehicle drifted off the road to the left and crashed into the crash barrier. All the drivers were injured and were taken by ambulances to various hospitals. The dangerous goods from the tanker trailer did not leak. The recovery of the crashed vehicles and the clearing of the accident site continued until the evening hours. The main roadway in the direction of Hanover was completely closed for the accident, as well as the Henrichenburg junction in the direction of Hanover. The jammed traffic could be routed past the accident site via the secondary lane. According to the police, material damage amounted to 260,000 €.
Spokesman of the Castrop Fire Department: Heiner Holtkotte
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