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Magdeburg (dpa / sa) - On the night of Friday, a dangerous goods transporter went up in flames on Autobahn 2 - a person also died in a subsequent accident.
The truck was in the vicinity of Theeßen (Jerichower Land) when it caught fire for an unexplained cause, the police said.
The autobahn was completely closed during the night.
The police could not say in the morning when the traffic could start moving again.
The extinguishing work continued, after which the damage to the road had to be assessed.
At the end of the backwater, a pickup truck drove into a truck.
The driver of the van died in the accident, the police were initially unable to provide further information.