Windach (dpa / lby) – Six people were injured in a chain of car accidents on the mirror-smooth A96. Five cars slipped and collided near Windach (Landsberg am Lech district) on Thursday evening, said a police spokesman. He was initially unable to give any details about the six injured. The motorway was completely closed until 3 a.m. for the rescue and recovery work. Firefighters and rescue services were on site with a large contingent.

According to the police, there were at least seven other accidents on the A96 between Landsberg-Ost and Greifenberg on Friday night. Here, too, the freezing rain and the slippery roads were the causes in both directions.