Sattel train accident on the A3: 7 km traffic jam and injured driver!

Von WOM

On Monday, September 30, 2024, a serious traffic accident occurred on the A3 motorway towards Frankfurt around 5:30 p.m. A tractor -trailer made of Lithuania, loaded with about 8 tons of pallets of bed linen, may have been leaned, which may have had to deal with an unsuitable speed on a rain -wet road. The impact was so violent that the large vehicle tipped onto the left side and came to lie there, which not only blocked the road, but also hurled parts of his load on the street.

When the rescue workers arrived, the 42-year-old driver from Ukraine was already next to his overturned truck. Fortunately, he had only suffered an injury to his arm and was taken to a nearby hospital for further treatment. Contrary to initial fears, there were no other parties in the accident, which made the situation a little more bearable.

salvage and traffic impairments

The salvage of the tractor -in -handed turned out to be an elaborate task. Employees of the towing service and the motorway master had to unload the load by hand before a crane was able to raise the vehicle again. During this time, traffic could only be led over the right lane of the highway. This led to a massive backlog that was up to 7 kilometers long in the top. It was clearly felt on how the accident burdened the entire region in terms of mobility.

The discharge work was only completed around 01:00 in the night, which meant that the tractor -trailer could be put back on its bikes. In order to enable this process, the entire direction of travel Frankfurt had to be completely blocked at short notice. These measures dragged on until around 2:30 a.m. until the accident site could ultimately be released for traffic again. Damage to the vehicle itself was estimated at around 60,000 euros, which makes the scope of the incident clearer.

For further details about the incident that temporarily paralyzed the A3, readers can read the current reports on www.presseportal.de consult.