A drunk truck driver crashed his truck into a guardrail on the A71 and then drove for several kilometers despite a leak in the tank.
The tractor-trailer lost an unknown amount of diesel fuel after the accident near the Erfurt motorway junction.
This was spread over the entire lane and led to a full closure for several hours, as the police announced.
The road was blocked for over five hours
The driver was unharmed.
The officials found a breath alcohol level of 3.17 per mille.
The property damage amounts to around 30,000 euros.
The police secured the 44-year-old's driver's license, and he is now awaiting a complaint about road traffic hazard.
The road in the direction of Sangerhausen was completely blocked for over five hours on Friday afternoon after the incident.
slü / dpa
