Traffic - Slabs of ice slide off truck roofs: Several accidents on the A4
Several times in one day, sheets of ice fell from trucks onto cars on highway 4 and on federal highway 95. No people were injured, as the Zwickau police announced on Thursday. According to the police, a sheet of ice fell from a truck onto the windshield of a car on the A4 near Limbach-Oberfrohna on Wednesday. The windshield was damaged to the tune of around 2000 euros.
The same thing reportedly happened a short time later on the A4 near Hohenstein-Ernstthal. Officials estimate the damage to the car windshield at 1000 euros. Another windshield was damaged on the A4 near Glauchau-Ost after a slab of ice came loose from the roof of a truck. Here, too, the officials speak of 1000 euros of material damage. The car of a 38-year-old man on the B95 near Mühlau (Mittelsachsen district), on which a lump of ice had fallen from a truck, escaped undamaged.
The police would like to point out that all car and truck drivers must clear their vehicles of snow and ice before setting off - otherwise they could face fines or charges.
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The main road in Saxony, the A4, witnessed several ice-related accidents due to sheets sliding off truck roofs. These incidents led to damage to car windshields, with one costing around 2000 euros near Limbach-Oberfrohna. Another incident occurred on the A4 near Hohenstein-Ernstthal, causing 1000 euros worth of damage. A similar occurrence on the A4 near Glauchau-Ost resulted in another 1000 euros of damages. Fortunately, a car driver in the Mittelsachsen district escaped undamaged after an ice plate fell from a truck on the B95 near Mühlau. To prevent such accidents, police advise all drivers to clear their vehicles thoroughly of snow and ice before beginning their journey.
Source: www.stern.de
