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Traffic Jams After Truck Smashes Through Concrete Barrier on German Autobahn

From Die Zeit · () German

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

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  • A truck left the A67 near a construction site outside Darmstadt and broke through a concrete barrier, causing about €60,000 in damage.
  • The 60-year-old driver suffered minor injuries and went to hospital.
  • Recovery and roadway cleaning have required repeated closures and caused traffic delays because the truck cab and trailer stopped on separate carriageways.

A truck broke through a concrete barrier near the Darmstadt interchange, leaving its cab on one carriageway and its trailer on the other. The crash caused about €60,000 in damage and repeated traffic disruptions.

The 60-year-old driver was traveling north on the A67 between the Pfungstadt exit and the Darmstadt interchange early in the morning. Near a construction site, the truck left the road to the right for reasons that remain unclear.

It first struck part of the construction protection before rebounding to the left and breaking through the concrete barrier. The tractor unit came to rest on the southbound carriageway, while the trailer stopped on the northbound side.

The driver escaped with minor injuries and was taken to hospital. Police in Darmstadt said the recovery of the truck and the cleanup of the roadway were extensive, leading to repeated closures and traffic problems.

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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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