Slippery roads in Bavaria (archive image).
© Armin Weigel/dpa
Munich/district – Attention, motorists: On the way to work, the roads in many places in Bavaria and the region could become slippery as glass.
Service:
Update, 9.25 a.m. – Warnings still valid until 11 a.m
The German Weather Service (DWD) has the Early morning warnings for the region’s cities and counties revised downwards. Warning level 1 of 4 regarding the danger of ice still applies in the region until 11 a.m.
Update, 9.15 a.m. – Smoothness elsewhere in Germany
elsewhere in Germany Snow and freezing wet already caused slippery roads and numerous accidents on Thursday (January 26). On the A8 near Pforzheim in Baden-Württemberg there were three accidents with three injuries. Several cars and trucks were involved Thursday morning, police said. The A8 was initially completely blocked in the direction of Karlsruhe.
at extremely slippery roads came in Lastrup near Cloppenburg in Lower Saxony two men with their vehicle off the road, the car crashed into a tree. The 21 and 22-year-old occupants were injured in the accident early Thursday morning and taken to a hospital, police said. The police estimate the damage at a total of around 10,000 euros.
Also in North Rhine-Westphalia Freezing rain and snow made the roads slippery. The police departments reported several black ice-related accidents with body damage. “The gritting services were out and about in the city and on the freeways early on. (…) The main streets are currently free, but if the rain gets heavier, we expect the streets to freeze over again, for example, the police in Münster announced on Thursday evening.
Update, 8 a.m. – southern Bavaria particularly affected
Beware of slipping: The German Weather Service (DWD) has on Friday morning locally from ice warned. There will be until the morning especially in southern Bavaria freezing wet and rain, as the German Press Agency (dpa) now reports. The lows are minus three degrees.
Saturday is supposed to be very cloudy, with temperatures around plus four to minus two degrees. It is also supposed to snow in some areas, as it was called. Sunday is a bit cloudy with fog, but the sun is also showing up in places.
Update, 6.35 a.m. – Several accidents have already been reported
The first accidents (caused by ice) were reported in south-eastern Bavaria in the morning. On the A99 (Munich eastern bypass) there was a crash at the Aschheim/Ismaning exit. That’s why the emergency lane is blocked there. On the A95 (Munich – Garmisch-Partenkirchen) there was a crash between Munich-Fürstenried and the Starnberg triangle. Two lanes are currently blocked here.
On the A94 (Munich – Passau) comes according to traffic reports between Dorfen and Lengdorf through an unsecured accident site to disabilities. The left lane towards Munich is currently blocked. There was also a serious accident on the B472. The road is currently closed in both directions between Marktoberdorf and Peiting. The accident recording is running (status: 6.30 a.m.).
The first message:
The German Weather Service (DWD) has in the night a corresponding warning issued. A warning is given Danger of ice due to freezing rain (Level 2 of 4). “Moderate frost down to -6 degrees occurs, especially in valleys and hollows,” the statement said. In the morning the temperatures will rise to -5 to -1 degrees, but it will probably remain quite smooth in parts
The warning applies from Friday morning (January 27) at 5:15 a.m. to 8 a.m. for the time being City and district of Rosenheim as well as the districts of Traunstein, Berchtesgadener Land, Mühldorf and Altötting.
Note on possible dangers: Danger from black ice. The DWD’s recommendation for action is to avoid unnecessary trips and trips outdoors and to adapt your behavior on the road. Plan for delays and delays.
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