A45 chaos: Aquaplaning accident with truck-nobody injured!

A45 chaos: Aquaplaning accident with truck-nobody injured!

Olpe, Deutschland - On Monday afternoon, a traffic accident occurred on Autobahn 45 caused by aquaplaning. Fortunately, there were no injuries. The incident took place between Wenden-Gerlingen and Olpe and still had a noticeable impact on traffic in the direction of Dortmund.

The accident happened around 5:15 p.m. The 18-year-old driver of a Mercedes A-Class, who comes from Bergneustadt, slipped on the wet road when he was traveling on the left lane. The car first hit the concrete center protection wall and then came to the right of the street. There he collided with the guardrail, was thrown back and turned before he crashed into the concrete wall.

consequences of the accident

At that moment, the 49-year-old truck driver, who was on the right track, tried to avoid a collision by changing lanes to the left. He touched the concrete wall before the accident occurred. Both vehicles suffered significant damage from the collision.

The fire brigade from Wenden-Gerlingen, supported by the emergency services, quickly moved to the scene of the accident. They secured fire protection on site, scattered expired operating materials and separated the vehicle batteries from the vehicles. In order to recover the two cars that are no longer ready to drive, a towing company was consulted. Due to the rescue work at the Springe parking lot, the highway had to be fully blocked in the direction of Dortmund, the traffic was diverted.

The police estimate the total damage at around 30,000 euros. Despite the unpleasant incident, the parties involved in property damage, which is a happy fact for everyone involved. For further information on similar events, you can do the article on www.sauerlandkurier.de view.