An upset one Livestock transport has an hour-long full closure on Thursday morning (February 9, 2023). A7 triggered in the direction of Ulm. The salvage work According to the police, the Würzburg district is still in full swing and should take some time.
The cattle truck from Lower Saxony was in the right lane towards Ulm on the way when, at around 5.30 a.m., he left the motorway to the right for reasons that are still unclear. The vehicle then overturned on its left side blocked the southbound lane. The 21-year-old driver was able to free himself from the driver’s cab and, according to previous knowledge, remained unharmed, like that Police headquarters in Lower Franconia reported.
Livestock truck overturns on A7: cattle must be killed on site
At the time of the accident, the livestock truck was running short 30 cattle loaded. An animal was injured so badly that an expert in the presence of a representative of the veterinary office had to be killed, explains the police. All other cattle are said to have remained unharmed, but some ran on the roadway around.
“Purely by coincidence, an empty animal transporter quickly left the room Schweinfurt on the spot, who was also traveling on the A7 in the direction of Ulm,” says the current police report from Lower Franconia. The 31-year-old driver immediately offered his help, which caused the free-ranging animals could be caught quickly together with the emergency services on site.
After there was no longer any danger of cattle entering the oncoming lane, the short-term full closure in the direction of Kassel will be lifted shortly before 7 a.m. The traffic police inspection in Würzburg-Biebelried took over the recording of the accident. Also in action were the volunteer fire departments from Marktbreit, Kitzingen and Biebelried, the highway maintenance department and, as a precaution, the rescue service.
Southbound traffic is currently on the Junction Kitzingen discharged. According to current police forecasts, the full closure in the direction of Ulm will continue until midday. (as of 9:15 a.m.)
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