Heavy truck accident on A7: full closure ensures mega traffic jam!

Heavy truck accident on A7: full closure ensures mega traffic jam!

In the night of Tuesday, February 11, 2025, a serious truck accident occurred on the A7 motorway near Fulda. Around 11:15 p.m., a 61-year-old truck driver from Romania lost control of his Scania saddle train. The vehicle overturned and blocked the entire road between the Fulda Nord and Hünfeld/Schlitz junction at Dietershan.

was also involved in the accident, a 56-year-old passenger, also from Romania. Fortunately, both occupants only suffered minor injuries. They pulled first aiders out of the driver's cab, while the passenger was taken to the hospital for examination. The tractor -trailer transported dangerous goods in the form of color, which meant additional complications for the emergency services.

use of the rescue workers and traffic situation

The fire brigade criticized the not consistently well-formed emergency alleys, which made it difficult to rescue and clean. The property damage was estimated at around 70,000 euros. The area of ​​the A7 was completely blocked and traffic was redirected at the Fulda Nord junction. A track could be released from 2:30 a.m., but the complete blocking took until the early hours of the morning due to the extensive salvage measures.

emergency services, police, motorway master and 30 emergency services from the Fulda professional fire brigade were on site to cope with the situation. At the same time, the traffic, which dammed the opposite direction, was redirected, which led to additional challenges for road users.

connection with other incidents

This accident is not the first incident on the A7 in the past few days. Two days earlier there was another accident in Tann in the Rhön, which was also accompanied by high damage to property. Such incidents throw a light on the dangers that lurk in road traffic, especially in the case of dangerous goods transport.

The exact circumstances and the cause of the accident have so far been unclear. Studies from the Petersberg motorway police are underway to clarify further details and check possible security measures.

Further information on traffic accidents and their statistics can be found on the pages of Destatis.de .

For more details about the incident on the A7 at Fulda you can report the reporting of Fuldaer Zeitung and Hna Consult.