A truck accident blocked the D1 motorway in Prague. From one, chemicals began to flow
Updated 14:18
A serious accident blocked the D1 motorway near the Chodov exit on the second kilometer in the direction of the center of Prague on Wednesday afternoon. The convoy is several kilometers long, the firefighters had to rescue one of the drivers. The collision of a truck and a car in the Českolipsko region also ended tragically.
Due to an accident of two trucks, the D1 motorway in Prague is blocked in front of the Chodov exit on the second kilometer in the direction of the center from about half past one in the afternoon on Wednesday. In addition to police and firefighters, rescuers with a helicopter also headed to the scene.
“Firefighters had to rescue one of the drivers and hand her over to the rescue care,” said police spokeswoman Violeta Siřišťová. “The driver was conscious, but he probably has multiple injuries,” rescue spokeswoman Jana Poštová said. Co-driver status information is not yet available.
According to firefighters, unspecified chemicals began to leak from one of the trucks. “The chemical is secured and has not escaped into the environment. We are eliminating the consequences of accidents, “the firefighters specified on Twitter at a quarter to two in the afternoon.
Drivers heading to Prague should exit the motorway at the latest at the Průhonice exit at the sixth kilometer. Accident clearance may be estimated to take several hours, according to preliminary estimates.
Take a look at the pictures from the accident site:
A typical accident in the Českolipsko region
The collision of a truck and a car in the Českolipsko region also ended tragically on Wednesday. At around 1 pm, the driver in Volkswagen Touran drove on the first class road number nine from Jestřebí to Zahrádky. “Roughly in the middle of the so-called Jestřebská rovinka, for an unknown reason, he drove in the opposite direction, where he collided head-on with a tractor with new Mercedes brands.
The truck driver escaped unharmed and had a negative alcohol test. The road between Zahrádky and Jestřebí is closed at least until 4 pm, according to the police, a suitable detour leads through Provodín and Srní.
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