Milk accident on A70: driver injured, hundreds of thousands of euros damage!

Milk accident on A70: driver injured, hundreds of thousands of euros damage!

A special traffic accident of a special kind occurred on Friday evening on the A70 near Schweinfurt. A cool truck, loaded with around 20 tons of milk in practical one-liter packs, got into trouble around 8 p.m. The truck broke through the center protection plank and overturned, which led to a spectacle that called on the plan. This challenge is expected to cause several hundred thousand euros in property damage, as Radio Gong

Special tragedy developed from the situation when about 3,000 liters of milk expired from the damaged tank of the cooling truck. It became even more dramatic when the same leaking liquids were mixed with around 600 liters of diesel fuel. This dangerous mixture gathered in an adjacent ditch, where it could finally be pumped out. The ditch also had to be excavated after consultation with the water management office so that there are no further complications. Police investigations showed that the driver, a 36-year-old, was possibly under the influence of alcohol, which raises additional questions.

cause and consequences of the accident

The cause of the accident seems to have been a place of the truck. This technical defect led to the dramatic situation, which for hours on the A70 federal motorway caused considerable traffic jams and temporary complete locking. A partial closure followed until the early hours of the morning, which presented both drivers and the traffic police for major challenges. In addition to the Schweinfurt-Werneck traffic police, fire brigades from Schweinfurt and Bergrheinfeld as well as the Technical Relief Agency (THW) from Schweinfurt and Gerolzhofen were involved, all of which worked in hand to secure the danger point and carry out the clean-up work efficiently.

Probably understandable that such incidents concern the traffic safety situation. Data on traffic accidents not only provide authorities valuable information to improve the infrastructure, but are also important for the creation of measures in legislation and traffic education. The Statistics of the Federal Government For traffic accidents shows that accidents with dangerous goods can also hide special risks and society can also influence in the long term.

The damage that was founded by this incident is estimated in the low six -digit range. At the latest here it becomes clear that we are all encouraged to clarify the dangers in road traffic and act responsibly in order to avoid such accidents in the future.