As of: January 30, 2024, 7:22 a.m
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The 19-year-old parked the vehicle in a rest area on the A70.
Shortly afterwards the transporter caught fire and was completely destroyed.
Theres - On Monday evening, January 29th, a van burned at the Steinsäcker Süd rest area on the A70 (Haßberge district).
A young driver was traveling on the A70 motorway from Schweinfurt towards Bamberg.
Shortly before the rest area, according to News5
, he noticed
his vehicle jerking, and shortly afterwards smoke was coming out of the engine compartment.
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Transporter burns down completely on the A7 in the Haßberge district: driver and dog safe
The 19-year-old managed to park the vehicle at the rest area and get to safety with his dog.
A few minutes later the van was fully engulfed in flames.
A van burned down completely on the A70.
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Transporter burns down: 30,000 euros in damage - cargo also completely destroyed
The fire brigades who were alerted quickly got the fire under control, but the van burned down completely.
The cargo - vehicle parts - was also destroyed.
According to News5, the police estimated the damage to the vehicle at around 30,000 euros.
The extent of the damage to the cargo is still unclear.
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