As of: March 2, 2024, 7:21 p.m
By: Felix Herz
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A newly purchased used car catches fire on Autobahn 94 in Upper Bavaria.
The owner can just manage to get to safety.
(Symbolic image) © BeckerBredel / IMAGO
An unusual noise, then smoke: A man experiences every driver's nightmare on the A94.
The vehicle he just purchased burns out in flames.
Mettenheim - This car purchase must have been quite a step in the toilet: a man's recently purchased used vehicle caught fire on the A94 in Upper Bavaria.
The 42-year-old owner escaped without injuries, the police said on Saturday, March 2nd.
The property damage is currently quite high.
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Strange noise, then flames - used car catches fire on the highway
While driving in the new car, the man first noticed an unusual noise coming from the engine compartment.
At the time he was traveling on the A94 near Mettenheim (Mühldorf am Inn district).
As he then left the highway, the car began to smoke.
He parked the vehicle and got to safety - the right decision.
Because the car burned down completely.
The fire department was able to extinguish the destroyed vehicle.
The damage caused to the car and the road amounts to a total of around 17,500 euros.
(fhz)
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