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Driver injured after car crashes into crane’s concrete base in Fulda

From Die Zeit · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A 26-year-old driver crashed into the concrete base of a construction crane in Fulda overnight and suffered injuries.
  • The impact shifted the base, leaving the crane leaning and prompting police to close the road extensively because of a possible collapse risk and forecast winds.
  • The cause of the crash remains unclear, and Germany’s Technical Relief Agency was called in to assess the scene.

A 26-year-old driver drove into the concrete base of a construction crane in Fulda during the night before Saturday, injuring himself and leaving the crane leaning.

Police said the force of the impact pushed the concrete base out from under the crane. Because the crane could potentially topple and winds were forecast, authorities closed the road extensively.

The concrete base was pushed out from under the crane, leaving the crane leaning.

· Fulda policePolice described the effect of the collision on the construction crane.

The driver was taken to a hospital with injuries. Police said he entered the work site “at undiminished speed.” The cause of the crash remained unclear, and the Technical Relief Agency was brought in to evaluate the situation.

At undiminished speed

· Fulda policePolice described how the driver entered the construction site.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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