Olive oil tanker crash shuts major German motorway to Berlin

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2025-06-29

Berlin (dpa) - A section of a major motorway connecting western and eastern Germany is partially closed following a tanker crash that spilled a massive load of olive oil across the roadway. The incident occurred Saturday morning on the A2 autobahn near the town of Ziesar, west of Berlin. Authorities said the road will remain closed in the direction of the German capital until at least Monday, as the clean-up proves unusually complex. The westboun......

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