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Cooking oil accident on the A2 near Ziesar: full closure and long traffic jams!
Tanker accident on the A2 near Ziesar: oil leaks, full closure and rescue work until the early hours of the morning.
Cooking oil accident on the A2 near Ziesar: full closure and long traffic jams!
In the early morning of June 28, 2025, there was a spectacular accident on the A2 near Ziesar. At around 6 a.m., a tanker truck loaded with cooking oil hit the central barrier and overturned. The oil spilled over a large area onto the road and into the ground, which made the situation considerably worse. maz-online.de reported that the driver of the truck was slightly injured and was trapped in the vehicle - but fortunately not trapped.
The fire brigade, police, rescue service and highway maintenance department were quickly on site to coordinate the rescue and cleaning work. These measures are expected to take several hours, while the A2 remained fully closed in both directions. Long traffic jams formed on the access roads and traffic came to a virtual standstill.
Background to the accident
A similar incident occurred on the motorway in the Bad Oeynhausen region, where a tractor-trailer recently crashed into the central barrier and overturned. A burst tire could have been the cause wn.de reported. Here too, the rescue work was complicated and traffic was significantly affected. Such accidents are not rare. In 2023, around 2.5 million traffic accidents were registered in Germany, although the number of traffic deaths remains worrying. Statistically speaking, the risk of an accident on motorways is higher than on state or county roads, and the causes are varied. The most common include insufficient distance, improper speed and driving under the influence of alcohol statista.com.
In recent decades, traffic has increased, which has also increased the number of accidents. With its “Vision Zero”, the EU is pursuing the goal of zero traffic deaths by 2050. Until this point, many measures are still necessary to achieve this goal.
As the events on the A2 show, the traffic situation remains challenging. In the hope of ensuring road safety, both drivers and traffic planners should have a good hand in avoiding such accidents in the future.