Crash resulting in vehicle inferno.

On Tuesday, September 2, 2025, a car accident occurred on the A2 highway, heading towards Hannover near Bielefeld, Germany. The incident involved a Renault Twingo from Isenburg and an Opel Astra from Romania.

According to the police report, the driver of the Renault Twingo, a 26-year-old individual, attempted to change lanes from the middle lane to the left lane. Unfortunately, this manoeuvre resulted in a collision with the Opel Astra, causing the Renault Twingo to collide with the right-side safety barrier and then spin back onto the road.

The collision resulted in smoke from the fire, causing the opposite lane to be closed for approximately 20 minutes. Two people, the driver and his 27-year-old passenger of the Renault Twingo, sustained minor injuries. Traffic towards Hannover was rerouted via the shoulder and the right lane past the accident site from 10:35 AM.

The driver of the Opel Astra, a 31-year-old individual from Romania, was not named in the available reports. Only his age and nationality (Romanian) are specified. No new information about the driver of the Opel Astra was provided in the current paragraph.

The accident occurred around 09:00 AM between the Vlotho West interchange and the Bad Oeynhausen junction on the A2 highway. The lane was fully reopened around 11:00 AM.

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Sonja Rehmert (SR), phone number: 0521-545-1716, email: [email protected]
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Jan Grote (JG), phone number: 0521-545-1787, email: [email protected]

The website for the Police Headquarters Bielefeld is https://bielefeld.polizei.nrw/. The Control Center's phone number is 0521/545-0. The press office can also be contacted outside of office hours at the Control Center.