Icy roads cause traffic chaos on German roads

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2026-01-03

Hamburg (dpa) - Icy weather caused several accidents on major German roads on Friday and overnight. A lorry carrying salmon skidded on slippery roads and overturned on the A93 motorway in a northern part of Bavaria, near the town of Wernberg-Köblitz. The accident caused the lorry's trailer to burst open and the fish spread across the carriageway, according to a spokesman for the motorway police on Saturday. The motorway was closed for more than......

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