Chaos in Stendal: truck accident brings beer and lemonade onto the street!

Chaos in Stendal: truck accident brings beer and lemonade onto the street!

On Thursday morning around 8:30 a.m., a spectacular truck accident occurred in Stendal, which turned Goethestrasse a chaos zone in front of an all-day primary school. A tractor that bent around a curve lost his side loading flap, which caused thousands of bottles of beer and lemonade to fell on the street. According to MDR, about 15 pallets with beer boxes, which blocked the road for several hours.

The fire brigade was quickly on site and started cleaning up. Operational manager Jens Bordel said that hundreds of liters of the drink were exposed and spread out on the road. To ensure that none of the liquids could flow into the adjacent city lake, the firefighters were in use for several hours to pump out the leaking liquids and clean the road.

cleaning measures and traffic disruptions

The cleaning work at the intersection, which remained closed for several hours, took about two and a half hours. The fire brigade cleaned the street and a sweeper ensured that the glass splinters were also eliminated. Unbeschädigte Flaschen mussten jedoch dennoch entsorgt werden, da sie nicht mehr in Umlauf gebracht werden dürfen, berichtete Bild.

The truck stayed at the scene of the accident for a long time before it could be towed. The police have investigated the cause of the accident. Initial indications indicate that a problem with the clasp of the container could have been presented, which might open up without human intervention.

The main goal of the driver was the delivery to a nearby supermarket. Due to the accident, however, it became an unexpected incident that directly affected both the residents and the road users in the area.