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Burning car on the A8: chaos and traffic jams near Sulzemoos!
A burning car on the A8 near Sulzemoos caused a long traffic jam on September 8th, 2025, the driver was uninjured.
Burning car on the A8: chaos and traffic jams near Sulzemoos!
On Friday evening, September 8th, 2025, there was a dramatic incident on the A8 near Sulzemoos. A burning car caused a long traffic jam in the direction of Stuttgart. According to the Fürstenfeldbruck traffic police station, the fire suddenly broke out without the driver, a 59-year-old from the Munich district, having a chance to prevent the situation.
The man heard unusual noises coming from his vehicle around 7:45 p.m. To get to the bottom of the matter, he stopped on the shoulder and opened the hood. But what he saw there was more than just a small defect: he saw flames in the engine compartment that were quickly growing. Despite the efforts of a passing witness who tried to fight the fire with a fire extinguisher, there was ultimately no choice but to wait for the fire department.
Firefighters and traffic jams
The fire brigades from Feldgeding and Geiselbullach arrived quickly and extinguished the completely burned-out vehicle. Preparations for cleaning the right lane and hard shoulder also took some time, resulting in a traffic jam that lasted for hours. Traffic heading towards Stuttgart was only able to pass the fire site via the left lane for over two hours.
As sueddeutsche.de reports, the fire caused damage in the five-figure euro range. Drivers were in stop-and-go mode up to the Dachau/Bergkirchen junction and many tried to take a bold maneuver to take a shortcut via the emergency lane, which only complicated the situation. Fortunately, the driver of the burning car was uninjured, which is a consolation in such an incident.
An incident like this reminds us of the importance of paying attention to the sounds and signals of our vehicle. After all, it can happen to anyone that the car suddenly breaks down and gets out of control. Anyone who not only pays attention to the road but also to their vehicle and acts in a timely manner has a good hand.
For further details on this incident, you can also visit tennews.de, where the events have been summarized again.