Truck crashed on A3 in Bavaria: Autobahn closed until the morning hours
Created: 06/01/2023 08:09
By: Katarina Amtmann
A truck had overturned on the A3 near Erlangen.
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A truck overturned on the A3 near Erlangen-West on Thursday evening.
The direction of travel to Regensburg was completely blocked until the morning hours.
Erlangen - On Thursday, January 5th, there was an accident on the A3 near Erlangen.
The police said in a press release.
A3 towards Regensburg: truck overturns near Erlangen-West
Accordingly, the truck came off the road to the right at around 9:20 p.m. on the A3 in the direction of Regensburg shortly after the Erlangen-West junction.
He ran into the shoulder with his right tire and tipped back onto the road to the left.
He stayed there on the left side of the vehicle.
According to the press release, the driver suffered a head laceration in the accident.
The salvage was difficult due to the 11 tons of cargo and the size of the articulated lorry.
The A3 in the direction of Regensburg was therefore completely closed until the early hours of the morning.
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According to initial estimates, there was material damage of over 50,000 euros to trucks and motorway facilities.
How the accident happened is currently under investigation.
"So far there is no information about other vehicles involved and it is assumed that it was a so-called single accident," said the police.
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