Overturned concrete mixer on the A3: Autobahn closed for hours – traffic chaos in the region
Created: 2022-06-24 05:39
By: Thomas Eldersch
Because of an overturned cement mixer on the A3, it is backed up for kilometers.
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For hours, nothing went through a tipped over cement mixer on the A3 near Schlüsselfeld.
The driver of the truck was injured in the accident.
Schlüsselfeld – A cement mixer crossed the A3 on Thursday afternoon, June 23rd.
Because the accident happened in a construction site area, all lanes had to be closed.
This led to massive traffic jams.
The rescue will probably last until the evening hours.
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Accident on the A3: concrete mixer overturns in the construction site area
According to a press release from the police headquarters in Lower Franconia, the accident happened around 2 p.m.
A concrete mixer overturned in a construction site area between the Höchstadt an der Aisch and Schlüsselfeld junctions (Bamberg district) on the A3 in the direction of Würzburg.
For reasons that are still unclear, the 32-year-old truck driver lost control of his vehicle.
As a result, he drove into a mobile steel protective wall - so-called mini-guards.
The impact caused the concrete mixer to tip over and land on its right side.
This blocked both directions of travel.
Nothing worked anymore on the A3.
The police also wrote that first responders from the Bamberg district came to the truck driver's aid.
The rescue service later took over further care.
The 32-year-old was taken to a hospital.
"According to current knowledge, his state of health is not life-threatening." However, the property damage is enormous.
According to initial estimates, it amounts to several tens of thousands of euros.
Accident on the A3: traffic chaos and long traffic jams due to an overturned concrete mixer
The accident recording took over the traffic police Würzburg-Biebelried.
At first it was not possible to estimate how long the clean-up work would take.
The highway could remain closed into the night.
For this reason, southbound traffic is diverted to the Schlüsselfeld junction and northbound traffic is diverted to the Höchstadt junction.
In addition to the police and the rescue service, the volunteer fire brigade key field was also used.
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