Probably for health reasons, a truck driver has gone off the road. The truck – loaded with 17 tons of grilled cheese – overturned.
Wörnitz – On Monday, June 5, there was an accident with a semitrailer truck on the A7 in the direction of Füssen. Presumably for health reasons, the driver (52) had strayed off the road to the right in the district of Ansbach, as the Ansbach traffic police announced.
Truck overturns on motorway near Ansbach - 17 tons of grilled cheese on board
The truck then broke through the outer crash barrier over a length of around 70 meters and then overturned. The 52-year-old was trapped in the driver's cab but not trapped. He had to be freed by the fire brigade and was taken by helicopter to Ansbach Hospital. "The injuries caused by the accident are not considered serious," the police continued.
The tractor-trailer had loaded around 17 tons of grilled cheese. "After the cold chain was interrupted by the accident, an accident commissioner was ordered to the scene of the accident," the press release continues, adding that the property damage is estimated at around 500,000 euros.
In Bavaria, a truck crashed, it had loaded 17 tons of grilled cheese. © IMAGO / CHROME ORANGE / MIX1 (Collage: Merkur.de)
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Truck with grilled cheese crashes on A7 in Bavaria – recovery takes until the morning hours
The roadway was single-lane at the scene of the accident, according to the police, a backlog formed. The recovery of the vehicle lasted until the morning hours. According to officials, the scene of the accident was reopened to traffic at around 6 a.m. (came)
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