Four-vehicle crash shuts A12 near Fribourg for more than three hours

A crash involving four vehicles blocked the A12 towards Fribourg on Monday afternoon.

It happened around 4:20 p.m.

near the bridge between Villars-sur-Glâne and Matran in Switzerland.

Several people were lightly injured, and no serious injuries were reported.

The motorway was closed between Matran and Fribourg-Sud, causing heavy traffic across the Fribourg area.

The disruption lasted more than three hours; one account said the road had reopened around 8 p.m., while another said vehicles trapped in the queue were being evacuated and the road remained closed.

Police were still determining the cause of the crash.