Baden-Württemberg: Accident: Motorway 5 closed at Appenweier to the south

Appenweier (dpa / lsw) - The Autobahn 5 is closed to the south after a traffic accident between the Appenweier and Offenburg junctions. A truck has blocked the road in the district of Ortenau, the police said. For reasons that are not yet clear, the trailer truck and a car collided on Monday, causing the truck to skid and come to a stop across the road. According to a police spokeswoman, no one was injured. The length of the traffic jam and the extent of the damage are not yet known.