Brenner motorway closed southbound between Innsbruck and the Brenner Pass. Around 40 centimeters of snow fell within a short period of time on Friday.
Despite the ban on driving and overtaking, trucks used several lanes of the highway and then got stuck in the snow. Motorway operator Asfinag did not announce how long the important traffic route from Germany to Italy would remain closed. The Brenner Motorway is an important transport connection between Central Europe and Italy. It is currently not accessible to the south.