Freezing rain turns northern roads and trails into chutes
Frost also made roads and sidewalks slippery in Schleswig-Holstein on Monday. The rescue service in the districts of Stormarn and the Duchy of Lauenburg is constantly in use, said the Bad Oldesloe operations center in the district of Stormarn. He called on citizens to avoid unnecessary travel and to stay at home if possible.
According to a spokesman, the Lübeck police counted six incidents by mid-morning. Two vehicles collided at the Lübeck Zentrum motorway exit and one person was slightly injured, according to police. In addition, six pedestrians and an electric scooter driver fell, a police spokesman said.
In Niebüll in the North Frisian district, the bus company Autokraft temporarily stopped traffic on some sections of the route in the morning. Some bus drivers were stranded early in the morning, a spokesman said. Deutsche Bahn has temporarily reduced the maximum speed of its trains in the morning due to the freezing rain.