accident - Last truck loses 600 liters of diesel on A71
A truck drove off the A71 highway in the city of An der Schmücke (Kyffhäuserkreis) and hit the guardrail, resulting in the loss of 600 liters of diesel fuel.
The 30-year-old truck driver lost control of his vehicle this morning due to inattention and veered off the road, hitting the guardrail, as reported by the highway police. The diesel tank of the truck was torn open in the process. The truck came to a stop approximately 300 meters down the emergency lane. The driver remained unharmed.
During the cleanup, the Autobahn was closed in the direction of Schweinfurt for five hours, with the Schmücke tunnel also affected in both directions. The water authority inspected possible contaminations.
- Despite the recent truck accident on the A71 near Kyffhäuser Circle in Thuringia, where a vehicle hit the guardrail and spilled 600 liters of diesel fuel, the traffic on the Kyffhäuser Circle generally flows smoothly during peak hours.
- Traffic in the area of An der Schmücke in Thuringia was heavily affected by the accident on the A71 highway, as the Autobahn was closed in the direction of Schweinfurt for five hours due to the cleanup process.
- The dashboard of the truck involved in the accident on the A71 highway in Thuringia's Kyffhäuserkreis showed no warning lights before the driver lost control, which might have contributed to the inattention that caused the accident.
