Motorists flock to Brenner

innsbruck - Travelers in traffic on the Brenner Pass between Austria and Italy are preparing to spend the night in the car. According to local authorities, it would be thousands...

The motorway is closed on the Italian side. Avalanches and heavy snowfall caused chaotic scenes today. Hundreds of travelers spent hours in long traffic jams. Due to the incident thaw, avalanches came to pieces at various locations on Saturday morning. Both the motorway A13 / A22 Innsbruck-Verona and a parallel road became inaccessible to traffic. In addition, many trucks were stuck due to the heavy snowfall. Some of the travelers will probably have to spend the night in their car.