Disasters · A2 aircraft crashBurg A2 plane crash kills both occupants, shuts Hannover-bound lanesWritten November 6, 2026 at 6:28 PM UTCTranscript0:07A small plane crashed onto the A2, killing both people aboard.0:11The crash shut every Hanover-bound lane on one of Germany's main east-west routes.0:17Emergency crews faced a burning aircraft on the motorway.0:20What caused the crash, and when can that carriageway reopen?0:24The aircraft came down northeast of Magdeburg, in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.0:29It hit the A2 between Berg and the Kranberger motorway rest area at about two0:34forty-eight Friday afternoon.0:36The crash happened on November sixth.0:39Local descriptions also place the affected motorway section between Bergzentrum and0:43Lostau.0:45The rest area helps locate the stretch of road, but doesn't pinpoint where the0:49aircraft struck.0:51Emergency crews recovered both occupants dead.0:54Saxony Anhalt police confirmed the two deaths.0:57Both people were aboard the small plane, and police initially found that no road1:02vehicles were involved.1:03That finding about road vehicles was preliminary.1:06Police and emergency crews remained at the scene while the motorway closure1:10disrupted traffic.1:12The aircraft caught fire after coming down.1:15Firefighters extinguished its red and white remains.1:18The tail lay on the roadway, while burned wreckage was on an embankment beside it.1:23The A2 links the Greater Berlin Area with North Rhine Westphalia, Germany's most1:29populous state.1:30It carries traffic across the country, so the closure affected an important route1:35well beyond the immediate crash scene.1:37Earlier in the afternoon, both directions were temporarily closed, and diversion1:42routes became congested.1:44By late afternoon, all Hanover-bound lanes remained closed.1:49The status of the Berlin-bound carriageway was still unclear.1:52During the closure, Berg's entrim was identified as the last exit toward Hanover.1:58That was an afternoon traffic update, and drivers still need current authority2:02guidance before choosing a route.2:04The cause of the crash remained unknown.2:07The fire and the position of the wreckage show what emergency crews confronted, but2:12don't explain why the aircraft came down.2:14By the late afternoon cut-off, police hadn't given a reopening time.2:18All Hanover-bound lanes remained closed in the last detailed directional update.Read the articleStory timelineHeyDex
