Hesse: Long traffic jam after truck accident on A5

Alsfeld (dpa/lhe) - A truck accident caused a kilometer-long traffic jam on Autobahn 5 near Alsfeld on Wednesday. When driving onto the Autobahn in the direction of Kassel in the morning, for reasons that are not yet known, a trailer truck left the roadway, crashed into two crash barriers and came to a standstill in a field, the police said. The 63-year-old driver was taken to a hospital as a precaution. According to the police, an unknown amount of fuel leaked from the ruptured tank of the truck. The police estimated the accident damage at around 80,000 euros. The truck was recovered with a special crane.