Chaos on Bad Hersfeld roads: Fires, crashes, and hit-and-run incidents in one day
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Truck fire due to technical defect on the A7 motorway
Niederaula. On Wednesday (10.09.), around 11:30 AM, a 69-year-old Polish truck driver was driving his loaded Polish articulated lorry southbound on the federal motorway A7. In the uphill section between the Kirchheimer triangle and the Hattenbacher triangle, a technical defect in the engine compartment occurred, causing the vehicle to come to a stop on the second of five lanes. The resulting fire in the engine compartment quickly spread, engulfing the entire articulated lorry and the front part of the trailer. The driver was able to escape the vehicle in time and was fortunately unharmed. Due to the firefighting operations and the widespread leakage of operating materials, the southbound lane had to be completely closed for three hours. During the extensive recovery operations, the fourth and fifth lanes could be reopened.
The road surface was extensively damaged by the fire, resulting in the first two lanes remaining closed for the time being. The total damage is estimated at over 100,000 euros. The incident caused significant delays on surrounding motorways and detour routes. On site were the volunteer fire departments from the municipality of Kirchheim and two police patrol cars from the Bad Hersfeld motorway police station.
Accident at the intersection
Bebra. On Wednesday (10.09.), around 07:30 AM, a 19-year-old driver of a Seat Leon from Bebra was driving on the Auestraße towards the Hersfelder Straße to turn into it. For unknown reasons, she collided with a Dacia driven by a 65-year-old from Bebra, who was driving out of the Hersfelder Straße. The 19-year-old sustained minor injuries. The total damage was around 7,000 euros.
Traffic accident with minor injuries
Bad Hersfeld. On Wednesday (10.09.), around 6:25 PM, a 35-year-old driver of an Opel Corsa from Bad Hersfeld and a 35-year-old driver of a Golf, also from Bad Hersfeld, were driving in the aforementioned order on the Dudenstraße coming from the Reichstraße. The Corsa driver had to brake, causing the Golf driver to collide with the preceding Corsa for unknown reasons. The Corsa driver sustained minor injuries and was taken to a hospital for medical examination. The total damage was around 2,000 euros.
Hit-and-run - Witnesses requested
Bad Hersfeld. On Wednesday (10.09.), between 11:15 AM and 2:50 PM, an unknown driver damaged a black BMW parked on the school parking lot on the street "Am Obersberg" at the rear bumper. Please provide information to the Bad Hersfeld police station under telephone number 06621/932-0, any other police station, or via the online police station at **www.polizei.hessen.de**.
Hit-and-run - Perpetrator identified
Also on Wednesday (10.09.), between 7:00 AM and 12:30 PM, an unknown driver damaged a Kia Sportage parked on the parking deck on the Dippelstraße. The total damage was around 800 euros. Based on available video footage, a VW driver from Bad Hersfeld was identified. The driver must now face a criminal procedure for leaving the scene of an accident without permission.
Bad Hersfeld. On Wednesday (10.09.), around 2:45 PM, a 57-year-old from Fürth was driving his articulated lorry on the right of two lanes of the Hainstraße towards the Frankfurter Straße. The lorry driver had to stop due to traffic. A motorhome driver from Northeim was driving parallel on the left lane of the Hainstraße. While passing, the Northeimer accidentally hit the left exterior mirror of the lorry with the right-side awning holder. The total damage was around 500 euros. The perpetrator initially left the scene of the accident but was later identified by a patrol car from the Bad Hersfeld police station. Police Headquarters East Hesse Press and Public Relations Severingstraße 1-7, 36041 Fulda Phone: 0661 / 105-1099 Email: **[email protected]** (Mon-Fri, daytime only) Central Contact: Phone: 0661 / 105-0 X: **https://X.com/polizei_oh** Instagram: **https://instagram.com/polizei_oh** Facebook: **https://www.facebook.com/PolizeiOsthessen/** YouTube: **https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUGcNYNkgEozGyLACRu7Khw** Homepage: **https://ppoh.polizei.hessen.de/Startseite/**, Original Content by: Police Headquarters East Hesse, transmitted via news aktuell
