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Truck drivers overlook traffic jams: fatal accident on A9 - but gaffer can't stop there

2020-05-07T21:27:03.245Z


On the A9, a fatal accident occurred between the Triangle Feucht and the Allersberg exit on Wednesday afternoon (May 6). A truck driver crashed into an excavator.


On the A9, a fatal accident occurred between the Triangle Feucht and the Allersberg exit on Wednesday afternoon (May 6). A truck driver crashed into an excavator.

  • There was a fatal accident on the A9 on Wednesday afternoon (May 6).
  • A truck driver hit the end of a traffic jam and crashed into an excavator.
  • The forces complained about the behavior of many gawkers.

A fatal accident occurred on Wednesday afternoon (May 6) on the A9 near Wendelstein . A previous accident had caused a traffic jam between the Feucht * triangle and the Allersberg exit. A truck driver apparently recognized this situation too late and raced into the traffic jam almost unchecked, as News5 reports. At the end of the traffic jam there was a truck loaded with an excavator.

Fatal accident on the A9: truck driver dies at the scene of the accident

Due to the impact of the impact , the back of the excavator drilled into the driver's cab , causing the 57-year-old driver to become trapped. The accident was fatal for the driver, and the fire brigade was busy for up to 30 minutes to rescue the victim from his driver's cabin

Fatal accident on A9: Photos show the extent of the impact

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Excavator crashes into cab on A9: truck driver dies after accident

"Our problem now is that more and more vehicles are starting to turn in traffic jams or are trying illegally to drive up and down the emergency lane," explained Stefan Pfeiffer, head of the Feucht traffic police inspection. The behavior of drivers ultimately became a real problem For the emergency services. * Several people pulled out their smartphones and filmed. The police stopped a so-called gaffer on site, he collected a parking ticket. Meanwhile, a mountain company tried to tow the wedged vehicles, News5. They have little for the gaffer "I can't understand what moves a person to see a dead person or take pictures of such broken vehicles, where a person may have died, simply disrespectful," says Tom Thompson from the mountain company.

Fatal accident on the A9: Brummi driver stuck - people keep their distance

But not only gaffer  were among the drivers who were at the scene of the accident. Just like André Rupp, who wanted to go home from work, as the portal reports. He made friends with a neighboring truck driver . "You talk to other people, of course at a distance," explains Rupp. Because of the corona virus, one is required to observe the distance rules. The news of the accident spreads quickly even in traffic jams. "Unfortunately, the rear truck driver crashed," reported Rupp. A lane was finally released after around three hours .

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Until Tuesday (May 5th) there was an exit restriction in Bavaria. Nevertheless, young people met in Nuremberg for a fight. The next day there was another incident.

In the Bavarian Waldkraiburg, there was an arson attack on a Turkish business. The police are investigating towards terrorism and extremism.

* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.

Rubric list picture: © NEWS5 / NEWS5 / Oßwald

Source: merkur

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