Tanclaster accident on A2 ensures kilometers of traffic jams in Brandenburg!

Tanclaster accident on A2 ensures kilometers of traffic jams in Brandenburg!

An unexpected incident occurred on Saturday on the A2 when a tanker train with cooking oil tipped over and lost its load over all six lanes. According to Nordkurier , the highway between Theeßen and Ziesar had to be completely closed in both directions for several hours. The truck driver suffered minor injuries in the accident, while the rescue and cleaning of the road turned out to be extremely difficult.

The oil spread across the entire road, which has rolled out the traffic towards Hanover since noon, but the road towards Berlin is expected to be closed until evening. The traffic jam extended over kilometers, and far -spacious diversions were set up, which made the journey considerably more difficult for many commuters.

extreme weather threatens

The Brandenburg and Berlin population will have to prepare for extremely hot weather in the coming days. The Ministry of Health raises the alarm because the overwhelming heat falls in the middle of the working week. The high temperatures bring additional challenges, especially for the cleaning of the affected road sections.

In addition, a dispute over the changes in the Brandenburg Nature Conservation Act ensures explosive among agricultural representatives and nature conservation associations. The Left are critical of the new regulations that cause excitement in the political landscape.

oil tanker and environmental risk

The incident is reminiscent of the dangers connected to the transport of oil. According to Greenpeace , oil tankers transport more than half of the raw oil funded worldwide. Despite the regulations that have been stipulated since 2010 that oil tankers have to be equipped with double shells, the risk of accidents remains.

History speaks for itself: from the Exxon Valdez disaster to the Deep Water Horizon, which caused devastating environmental damage. Even if the number and severe such disasters have decreased since the new regulations, complete protection is not guaranteed.

In this sense, it remains to be seen which consequences the accident will have on the A2 for the traffic situation and the environment. A look at the current developments shows that both road users and nature will be on hot wire in the coming days.