Cologne (dpa / lnw) – On Saturday morning a truck overturned at the Cologne-West motorway junction and blocked the A4 motorway in the direction of Heerlen. No one was injured in the accident, but fuel leaked out of the truck lying across the road, according to the Cologne police.

The evacuation work has been going on since around 5 a.m. and will be completed by noon, according to police estimates. The exact cause of the accident is still unknown.