in Front of the entrances to the tunnel to the Gotthard tunnel in Switzerland have formed long traffic jams. The travel was blocked for approximately two and a half hours.
Update 13.45:
the police announced on Monday, were the driver and co-driver velvet dog to safety in time. Why the car was about seven miles to the entrance on the southern end of the tunnel fire, was initially unclear. The Tunnel was closed after the accident for about two and a half hours. At both entrances, a mile-long traffic jam quickly formed.
According to police, the alarm system of the tunnel had displayed the fire. As a result, the Tunnel was closed in both directions automatically for the driveway. The Gotthard will put out the vehicle fire and prevented major damage to the tunnel facilities.
Update 12.07 PM: , The blocking of the Gotthard tunnel is to continue until 12.15 PM.
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— TCS traffic Gotthard (@TCSGotthard) 31. December 2018,
car caught fire: the Gotthard tunnel in both directions blocked
Hospental - The Swiss police have blocked the Gotthard tunnel because of a Fire in both directions. The police announced on request of the German press Agency on Monday, would continue the block until 12 noon.
The "Luzerner Zeitung" reported that according to police, no casualties. Therefore, a car had caught fire. In front of the two tunnels, according to the newspaper already after a short time, to kilometre-long traffic jams.
dpa
betstr.org Date Of Update: 02 January 2019, 00:04
