Due to a traffic accident on the way to Salzburg Messe in the direction of Vienna, there were several kilometers of traffic jams on the A1 near Salzburg. According to Asfinag, it was a rear-end collision with a van. This has now been towed. Nobody got hurt.

SALZBURG. As if today’s locomotive down (railway strike) wasn’t enough traffic, the high volume of traffic on the Autobahn also leads to accidents and traffic jams. First, the bus accident at the Helbersberg tunnel near Pfarrwerfen this morning. Now a huge traffic jam near Salzburg Mitte, which stretched several kilometers both on the motorway and in the city center. After the vehicle was towed half an hour ago, the traffic jam has now cleared.

rear-end collision and traffic jam

According to the Salzburg police, there was a traffic accident on the A1 towards Vienna at 7:41 a.m. today. According to information from Asfinag, the rear-end collision was expected shortly after leaving the trade fair. There was a rear-end collision with a pickup truck. Its axis was torn out. Luckily nobody was injured in the accident. According to Asfinag, the vehicle has already been towed away. The police are on site.

Traffic chaos in Salzburg

With several kilometers of traffic jams, drivers on the A1 had to put up with the last two hours, both on the motorway and coming from Salzburg Messe, Salzburg Mitte and Freilassing. According to Asfinag, there is a particularly heavy traffic contingent on Salzburg’s streets today. The obvious reason for this is today’s train strike in Salzburg. The traffic jam near Salzburg Mitte has now cleared up again.

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