259 cars in mass pile-up on German motorway

259 cars in mass pile-up on German motorway



Ambulances and a helicopter were called to the A2 at Peine near Hanover, where injured drivers and passengers were treated in a makeshift roadside tent.

Emergency services said it was lucky nobody died. Firefighter Klaus Wulfes said: "I have not seen anything like this before. I have seen many accidents but never a pile-up this size."

A young father described how cars started crashing into each other in front of him when he saw another car in his back mirror approach at high speed.

"All I did was turn around to check on my little son, our son. That was my only thought," the man said.