December 22, 2020, 6:57 a.m.
December 22, 2020, 6:57 a.m.
Update: December 22, 2020, 7:21 a.m.
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Untergruppenbach After a truck accident, the A81 near Untergruppenbach in the direction of Würzburg was completely closed last night. A mile-long traffic jam formed.
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On Friday evening around 9 p.m. there was a truck accident on the A81 motorway in the direction of Heilbronn near the Grafenwald car park with a mild outcome.
According to initial findings, the 62-year-old driver of a semitrailer truck came off the road to the right as a result of fatigue. After about 200 meters of driving, partly in the green strip, which caused damage to the ground at a previously unknown height, the guardrail prevented another agreement to the right.
At the beginning, the guardrail got between the wheels of the tractor-trailer and was subsequently torn off over a length of 300 meters through the underbody of the truck. The fuel tank was damaged, diesel penetrated the ground and contaminated the roadway.
Diesel leaks
The road surface had to be cleaned. Fortunately, no diesel got into the environment, says the head of the Untergruppenbach fire department. The fire brigade was able to remove the contaminated earth.
Since the fire brigade had to dismantle the now only metal feet of the guardrail for safety reasons after the rescue, the right lane and the hard shoulder remained closed until around 6 a.m. The motorway in the direction of Heilbronn was completely closed for rescue and cleaning work until 11:15 p.m.
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The 62-year-old was not injured in this accident. At the scene of the accident, 20 men from the fire brigade, six employees from the motorway maintenance department and four men from the towing company were on duty. An economic total loss of around 45,000 euros was incurred on the tractor-trailer.
There was a backwater of around five kilometers. “Actually, it shouldn’t be that long,” says a local police officer with a view to the curfew.
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Adrian Hoffmann
Reporter
Adrian Hoffmann is an editor in the Heilbronner Voice reporter team. This unit reports on current events in the region and takes care of investigative research.
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