A8 near Bad Aibling: Serious crash with field of debris – multiple injured

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On the A8 near Bad Aibling, there were two crashes in the night into Monday – with total damage of more than 215,000 euros, five people with minor injuries, and an almost three-hour full closure. What looked from the outside like a single serious accident turned out to be a chain of events: first a simultaneous evasive maneuver on the middle lane, then a rear-end collision in the resulting traffic jam. In the end, a field of debris remained that kept police busy deep into the night.

The first crash at around 11:20 PM: Evasive maneuver with consequences

According to the Verkehrspolizeiinspektion Rosenheim, a 53-year-old Italian was driving his Ford Tourneo on the left lane of the A8 toward Salzburg at around 11:20 PM. When he noticed a significantly faster vehicle approaching from behind, he wanted to make room and move to the middle lane. At the same time, the following driver – a 28-year-old from the region in a Mercedes AMG – also swerved to the right. The two crossed paths on the middle lane, resulting in a violent collision. The force of the impact sent the Mercedes left into the central guardrail, and the Ford spun to the right, coming to a stop on the shoulder against the direction of travel. Both drivers and a 50-year-old female passenger in the Ford were slightly injured, according to police, and taken to nearby hospitals. A Labrador riding in the Ford survived the accident uninjured, according to police. Both cars were totaled – police estimate the damage from this first crash at around 165,000 euros.

Subsequent accident in the traffic jam: Dacia crashes into Audi

Just a short time later, there was another crash at the same location: A 75-year-old driver from the region recognized the blocked accident site and braked his Audi in time. A 32-year-old following driver from Hesse, however, reacted too late, according to police, and rear-ended the Audi with great force in his Dacia. Both cars became entangled and blocked the middle lane. Again, both drivers were slightly injured, and the 32-year-old Dacia driver was also taken to a hospital. Both vehicles had to be towed away, and police estimate the property damage from this second crash at around 50,000 euros.

Three hours of closure – and the U-turn maneuver in the traffic jam

Due to the extensive field of debris and leaked operating fluids, police fully closed the carriageway toward Salzburg for several hours – the recovery and cleanup work dragged on until 2:15 AM, according to police. Traffic was diverted at the Irschenberg interchange. For vehicles stuck in the traffic jam between Irschenberg and the accident site, the emergency services set up an unusual measure: they were allowed to carefully turn around on the highway under police escort and exit via the temporary Dettendorf exit. The Autobahnmeistereien Rosenheim and Holzkirchen, three ambulances, an emergency doctor and the rescue service commander, as well as the volunteer fire departments of Au, Dettendorf and Irschenberg with six vehicles and around 35 emergency personnel were deployed.