Accidents occurred in many places during the night due to icy and snow-covered roads. In Bavaria and northern Germany, trucks slipped due to the slippery conditions and tipped over onto the road. Highways were closed for cleanup work. The The German Weather Service also warns of slippery roads in the morning.
Truck carrying salmon overturns on the A93
A truck carrying salmon overturned on the A93 in Upper Palatinate and the fish spread across the road. According to police, the reason for the accident was the slippery road on which the truck slipped. The driver remained uninjured. The motorway near Wernberg-Köblitz (Schwandorf district) was closed for more than ten hours due to rescue and clean-up work.
Truck blocked A1 just before Bremen
On the A1 just before Bremen A truck slipped on the slippery road and collided with an LED sign and the guardrail. The driver remained uninjured. The officials closed the highway. In order to clear the road of ice and snow, the police had to guide the gritting vehicles through the emergency lane to the scene of the accident.
In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania there were numerous accidents due to slippery conditions. The police department in Neubrandenburg counted twelve accidents during the night due to slippery roads. The management in Rostock registered 57 accidents in the past 24 hours. Nine people were slightly injured.
Traffic chaos in Hamburg
The weather had already caused disruption in Hamburg on Friday afternoon. Trucks and cars got stuck on the Köhlbrand Bridge, which connects the Hanseatic city with the A7. They were no longer able to get up the bridge, a police spokesman said. A truck skidded. There were no accidents.
Smooth conditions on Sunday night
The German Weather Service expects the ice to thaw during the morning. Only in the south can it remain smooth with temperatures down to minus nine degrees. In parts of northern Germany there are expected to be repeated snow showers and short sleet thunderstorms. Heavy squalls are expected on the North Sea in the evening.
At night temperatures drop to lows between zero and minus nine degrees. In the Alps it can even reach minus ten degrees. The weather experts are expecting slippery roads again.
During Sunday the sun should appear, especially in the south. The rest of the country is expected to remain mostly cloudy. There may be isolated snow showers north of the Main. Temperatures rise to up to three degrees, in the mountains to minus five degrees.
