Traffic chaos on Tuesday morning: traffic jam to A7 and A23 ensures frustration!

Traffic chaos on Tuesday morning: traffic jam to A7 and A23 ensures frustration!

A bumpy start to the week for many commuters: This morning there were several traffic accidents that resulted in violent traffic jams in rush hour in northern Germany. In particular on Autobahn 7 and the Autobahn 23, there were massive disabilities that resulted in up to 45 minutes longer travel times for those affected.

On the A7 between Kaltenkirchen in the Segeberg and Quickborn district in the Pinneberg district, a van was crashed into the middle of the plan. This blocked one or two lanes. At the same time, there was another accident on the A23 with a sheet metal damage, in which a trace was blocked and only a trace was released. Here the vehicles contain up to seven kilometers between Pinneberg-Nord and Elmshorn and ensured frustrated commuters, some of which took up to 45 minutes longer for their way to work, such as ndr.de reports.

the cause of the accident still unclear

Already on Monday there was another serious traffic accident in Hamburg, which caused kilometers of traffic jams. A collision between a truck and a car led to a backlog of about ten kilometers on the A7 towards the south, between the northwest triangle and Stellingen. The A23 was also affected, here there was a traffic jam of around five kilometers. Although a person suffered a shock, there was no serious injuries to report for the time being. A spokesman for the traffic control center expects that the congestion effects could further exacerbate through the end of the holiday and the associated rush hour, such as welt.de point out.

increase in traffic accidents

These incidents throw another light on traffic safety in Germany. According to a report by tagesschau.de, the number of dead and injured in traffic accidents increased in 2022. Despite an increase of 9 % to a total of 2788 fatalities compared to 2021, the number remains below the pre-corona level. The curious trend shows that 70 % of the accidents with personal damage happened in urban areas, while only 6 % took place on highways. Cars are the most common accident vehicles.

Interrordably, these bad events have also accumulated in recent years. It is to be hoped that the situation on the streets will improve with growing sensitivity and traffic education in order to prevent further accidents and thus to ensure both the safety of the commuters and the other road users.