Braunschweig (dpa / lni) - In a collision of five cars on the Autobahn 36 near Braunschweig, five people were slightly injured.

According to initial findings, a traffic jam was the cause of the rear-end collision on Saturday, as a spokesman for the highway police announced on Sunday.

Nine people sat in the cars, they could all leave the vehicles independently.

Medical treatment was necessary in five cases.