Unknown people set a truck on fire in a parking lot on Autobahn 7 near Lohfelden (Kassel district).
On the night of Friday, other truck drivers discovered the fire by making pop-like noises, the police said.
Then they woke the sleeping driver in his cab.
The man left the vehicle on time and was uninjured.
Lohfelden - According to initial knowledge, the property damage to the semitrailer is in the low five-digit range.
According to the police, the investigation indicates a deliberate arson.
The fire had broken out on the tractor in the area of the fifth wheel and the fuel tank.
dpa
