Shock on the A7: Serious truck accident paralyzes traffic on the Kirchheimer Dreieck

Shock on the A7: Serious truck accident paralyzes traffic on the Kirchheimer Dreieck

In the afternoon of October 10, 2024, at 3:06 p.m., occurring on the A7, between the Hersfeld/W junction. and the Kirchheimer Dreieck, a serious truck accident that resulted in considerable traffic disruptions. The police and the control center of the emergency services received numerous reports about the incident that took place in a gradient in front of a construction site.

The accident found its exit when a tractor -trailer from Romania had to drive slower in the gradient because the traffic was dammed up in front of the construction site. A subsequent small truck from Poland, directed by a 29-year-old driver, noticed the dangerous situation too late. In order to avoid a collision, the driver tried to avoid the middle lanes, but did not get away with the right front corner of the Romanian tractor.

consequences of the impact

The force of the impact led to the small truck being thrown around and plunged onto the driver's side. In the accident, the driver suffered minor injuries and was brought to the Bad Hersfeld Clinic for medical treatment. The accident site was initially closed to all traffic, which led to a traffic jam of several kilometers in front of the Kirchheim triangle.

The rescue operation was elaborate because the truck was loaded with refrigerators. In order to carry out the accident recording and the salvage, two of the three lanes had to be blocked. The property damage to the small truck was estimated at around 35,000 euros, while the Romanian tractor-trailer was damaged by around 25,000 euros.

A spokesman for the police, PhK Marco Bornkessel, announced that the situation could be quickly brought under control. Nevertheless, it remains to be seen how long the effects of the accident can be seen on the traffic scanner, since many drivers in the region were severely affected. The incident underlines the dangers that exist on the highways, especially in construction site areas where increased caution is required.

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