at least 15 vehicles involved in a pile-up on the A30 motorway

Motorists were surprised on Tuesday morning, February 9, by a sudden episode of freezing rain around 6.30 am The roadway was made particularly slippery, generating very difficult traffic conditions. At least fifteen vehicles are still involved in a pile-up on the A30 motorway, between Havange and Aumetz. One person was extricated.

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Salting device

A salting system has been set up against the flow from Fontoy, the roadway on the axis located between the Tunnel du Bois-de-Chênes (Hayange) and the Castine rest area being frozen. “All the means, including the teams of the highway PC, the agents of the DirEst, the firefighters and the tow trucks, are currently activated to resolve the situation as quickly as possible”, underlines Philippe Glorian, the commander of the highway company. CRS Alsace-Lorraine.

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The firefighters have set up a so-called “advanced” post at the garden center in Havange. This strategic presence on site allows them to be operational within shorter deadlines, as accidents have been increasing since the early hours of the day.

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A school bus found itself in difficulty on the RD14, in the rise of Saint-Michel. He was not carrying any students, but on the pavement made as slippery as an ice rink, the driver could not prevent his vehicle from getting in the road.

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