Wheel loader rolls into quarry pond
A wheel loader has rolled into a quarry pond in the district of Dillingen an der Donau. According to the police on Friday, the wheel loader was parked near Binswangen at a gravel works. For reasons as yet unknown, the vehicle became independent and rolled backwards into the lake. The wheel loader overturned there, so that it had to be recovered by a towing company and the fire department with the help of a mobile crane. The incident on Thursday resulted in property damage of around 80,000 euros.
The district of Dillingen an der Donau, where the incident occurred, is located in the wider region of Swabia. Despite safety measures, such accidents can lead to significant financial losses, as demonstrated by the 80,000 euro damage in this particular instance.
Source: www.dpa.com
