A car collided with a tractor trailer in Landsham.
The driver's side was torn open and the driver was injured.
The police are looking for witnesses.
The police wrote in their report that the car driver "miraculously suffered only minor injuries": On Monday lunchtime in Landsham, near the Gruber car dealership, a car hit a tractor trailer. It was loaded with ten tons of sand. According to the current investigation, the police reported that the tractor driver had braked because of a vehicle in front of him - the brakes on the trailer probably failed. He pushed the tractor to the right and got onto the opposite lane on which the 50-year-old driver from Landsham was driving. As a result of the collision, the entire side of the vehicle was massively damaged and partly torn open. At head height. “The lady came to a standstill with her car and was able to free herself from the vehicle,” writes the Poing police station.Then follows the sentence with "as if by a miracle".
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The driver's side was partially torn open at head height.
© Armin Rösl
The woman was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
The 25-year-old tractor driver from Pliening got away with the horror.
The car was totaled and the tractor trailer was damaged by around 1,500 euros.
The impact tore the left side wall out of its holder.
Erdinger Straße (through the town of Landsham) had to be completely closed for about an hour for patient care, accident recording and evacuation of the accident site.
The volunteer fire brigades from Landsham, Pliening and Gelting as well as two rescue service crews and an emergency doctor were on duty.
The police are not yet aware of any witnesses. Anyone who has seen the accident and can provide relevant information is asked to report to the Poing Police Station by calling (08121) 9917-0.