Briefing
At the A2 motorway crashed on Friday between the junctions Burg-Zentrum and Lostau A light aircraft crashed. According to the Magdeburg Police Inspectorate the aircraft caught fire on impact with the carriageway. Emergency services recovered two bodies from the wreckage. The identities of the victims had not been established by that evening.
The authorities temporarily closed the A2 in both directions near the crash site. There was significant disruption to traffic. Firefighters, paramedics and police attended in large numbers to extinguish the fire, secure the crash site and gather evidence.
There was initially no reliable information about the cause of the crash. The German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation sent investigators from Braunschweig and took over the investigation. In such cases, the BFU usually examines wreckage, flight data, maintenance records and witness statements. The police inspectorate is also investigating any possible criminal or traffic-law implications Magdeburg.
The accident occurred in the district of Jerichower Land north-east of Magdeburg. According to initial official information, the aircraft was completely destroyed by fire. It was initially unclear whether any other vehicles on the A2 were involved. Police asked drivers not to obstruct the emergency services or circulate images of the crash site.
Recovery and investigative work continued into the evening. Once firefighting and clearance work had been completed, the affected section of the A2 was to be reopened to traffic gradually. No specific details were yet available about the aircraft type, registration, or its departure point and destination.
In Saxony-Anhalt The BFU independently investigates accidents in civil aviation. An initial technical assessment usually comes with a preliminary investigation report; a final report analysing the causes often follows months later. The authorities urged people not to speculate until reliable findings were available.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).