Mass carambolage on the A7: Blit light blind flight leads to chaos!

On Saturday afternoon there was a mass carambolage on the A7 between the Drammetal triangle and Hedemünden. At least nine people were slightly injured in the accident, including two children. A total of twelve cars were involved in the incident. The highway towards Kassel is currently completely closed and traffic is derived in Drammetal.

The accident occurred around 4 p.m. and could possibly have been caused by the glare due to the low sun. A total of 36 people were injured in the vehicles involved, including seven adults and two children. Some of the injured complaints about neck pain, but according to the current information stand, there are no seriously injured people. A traffic jam of two kilometers has formed, with at least one hour loss between the Rosdorf junction and the Drammetal triangle. The highway is expected to remain closed until at least 8 p.m.

rescue measures and accident recording

The police conduct the accident recording on all lanes and asks the road users to form a emergency alley. A rescue helicopter from Göttingen was requested, but could quickly take off again.

In a further incident, on Friday afternoon on the A7 near Reckerode (Kirchheim) in the direction of Würzburg, a mass carambolage. Five vehicles were involved here, with a rear -end collision being registered with four vehicles. Another vehicle that could not brake touched the last vehicle, tore out its rear wheel and hurled across the highway. No seriously injured people were reported here, and the entire road was blocked due to debris. The possible cause of accidents was also attributed to the low sun. The clean-up work continues, which led to a kilometer-long backlog in the direction of Würzburg, such as Einsatreport24.de reported.