Truck accident on B486: 400 liters of diesel run into the ground!

Truck accident on B486: 400 liters of diesel run into the ground!

B486, 63225 Langen, Deutschland - A serious accident occurred on Monday, October 7, 2024, on the federal road 486 in Langen when a saddle lacher lost control around 1:50 p.m. The 63-year-old driver, who was traveling on a rainwet road, slipped into the guardrail with his vehicle. In the impact, the truck's tank was damaged, which resulted in the fact that 400 liters of diesel sinked and seeped into the ground, such as op-online.de reported. The Langen volunteer fire brigade was immediately alerted and was on site with ten emergency services to secure the tractor and the trailer and produce fire protection.

large -scale operation of the fire brigade

The fire brigade was able to pump around 100 liters of the leaked fuel and prevent the diesel from spreading further. Due to the strong contamination of the road and the adjacent soil, the responsible authorities had to be informed. The accident site was handed over to them for further processing and extensive dredging work was necessary to remove the contaminated soil. This led to the fact that the B486 departure concerned had to be closed again on Tuesday morning, so that the work lasted until the afternoon, as burgenland.orf reported.

The rescue work for the heavy load vehicle lasted until 4:30 p.m. During this time there were considerable traffic disruptions. Another rear -end collision emerged in the traffic jam, but fortunately no people were injured. The circumstances of the accident and the subsequent measures show the dangers that lurk on the streets in bad weather conditions.