Also on sidewalks: slippery circumstances in Berlin and Brandenburg trigger many accidents | EUROtoday

Slippery circumstances as a result of sub-zero temperatures and drizzle have in Berlin and Brandenburg led to a considerably elevated variety of accidents. “You can see that the slippery conditions had an impact on the streetscape,” mentioned a spokesman for the Berlin police.

In the federal capital alone, between Friday afternoon and Saturday morning police 565 site visitors accidents reported. For comparability: the day earlier than there have been round 150 stories in the identical comparability interval. There was a big improve within the variety of accidents all through the town, it mentioned.

On Märkische Allee in Berlin Five accidents occurred on a bridge inside a really brief time frame. These had been most likely as a result of slippery circumstances, mentioned the police spokesman. There was a slight slope on the accident web site, which is how the accidents occurred.

Danger additionally for pedestrians

The state of affairs was additionally harmful for pedestrians in locations. In the Berlin district of Prenzlauer Berg, the sidewalks had been partly slippery. People moved ahead cautiously, however a number of passers-by nonetheless fell. Older folks generally held on to the partitions of their homes on their approach to purchasing.

In view of the widespread slippery circumstances, the Berlin fireplace brigade known as for warning. She mentioned in a warning that slippery roads and paths may be anticipated all through the town till round noon on Saturday. “If possible, avoid non-essential stays outdoors.” The German Weather Service (DWD) had additionally warned of black ice attributable to freezing drizzle and freezing moist circumstances.

Brandenburg additionally affected

There was additionally an elevated variety of accidents in Brandenburg. According to preliminary info from the police, round 120 site visitors accidents have been registered since Friday night at 6 p.m. A spokesman mentioned 19 folks had been injured. The numbers will not be but dependable and last statistics will not be anticipated till the next day, the police mentioned. However, the variety of accidents is already considerably increased than in the identical interval final 12 months. However, slippery circumstances will not be statistically recorded individually as a explanation for the accident, defined the police spokesman.

At the Ernst von Bergmann Hospital in Potsdam, the black ice led to a “mass casualty incident”. “At times, up to 86 injured patients were cared for in the rescue center,” mentioned a spokeswoman for the hospital. Numerous ambulances had been ready at hand over extra injured folks.

The trauma and basic surgical procedure departments had been additionally alerted to take care of the state of affairs. Additional workers had been additionally known as in to make sure provides. “The pediatric and adolescent surgery team is also currently treating slightly injured adults,” mentioned the spokeswoman.

In Potsdam, bus site visitors was quickly stopped within the morning as a result of highway circumstances. “Due to the weather, bus traffic in the Potsdam urban area is currently suspended,” mentioned the Potsdam municipal utility. The police known as on highway customers to be significantly cautious given the climate circumstances.

Slight delays at BER

At the capital’s BER airport, operations ran largely easily because of good winter service preparation, a spokesman mentioned upon request. Because of the sub-zero temperatures, vacationers would nonetheless must be ready for minor delays: a number of pilots determined to de-ice their plane earlier than take-off, which may result in slight delays in departure.

However, there have been no main disruptions. The airport operators requested passengers to arrange for winter circumstances when arriving. 63,000 vacationers had been anticipated at BER on Saturday.

Danger of slippery circumstances stays

Drivers should proceed to arrange for slippery roads. According to the DWD, on Sunday evening there could possibly be black ice as a result of freezing rain in some areas; in southern Brandenburg there could possibly be black ice as a result of freezing drizzle.

Occasional sleet or snowfall is feasible on Tuesday evening. Temperatures are falling to minus two levels, and there’s a threat of slippery circumstances once more.

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