Leonberg – The Autobahn 8 was closed after an accident near Leonberg (Böblingen district).
A man came off the road early Wednesday morning with his truck and hit the guardrail, a police spokesman said. The truck driver was slightly injured. How the accident came about remained unclear.
The police blocked the A8 in the direction of Stuttgart. In addition, two lanes in the direction of Karlsruhe were initially closed. The police later released a blocked lane.
There was a traffic jam about eight kilometers long in the direction of Stuttgart.