At the beginning of the weekend, travelers, commuters and professional drivers needed strong nerves on the Dresden-Eisenach 4 freeway at the Nossen junction. Within less than 24 hours, two major accidents caused considerable obstructions and tailbacks between the Wilsdruff exit and the junction west of the Saxon state capital.
Highway fully closed shortly afterwards
It was not until late Saturday morning that the westbound carriageway was open again - but only for a short time: at midday, several cars collided at a roadworks site. According to the police, a 19-year-old lost control of his van and hit a car in the adjacent lane, which consequently pushed a mobile crash barrier about two meters into the opposite lane. A car in the opposite lane was unable to take evasive action and crashed into the van.
The car driver and two passengers as well as the 19-year-old were slightly injured and the damage caused is estimated at 90,000 euros - the highway in the direction of Eisenach was fully closed for almost three hours for the recovery.
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