VN24 - 03.03.2021 - Unna / Germany - A dump truck tractor-trailer had a serious accident on the A1 highway in the afternoon around 3:00 pm. Between the highway intersection Dortmund-Unna (A1/A44) and the junction Kamen-Zentrum, the driver was traveling northbound with his truck. Eyewitnesses reported that the semitrailer truck had drifted to the left at full speed across the middle and left lanes of the three-lane highway and hit the center guardrail. Finally, the vehicle tipped over with its driver's side onto the guard rails. The load of construction debris spilled partially onto the left lane of the oncoming southbound carriageway. Here, a van was damaged when it drove over the stones. The driver of the truck was quickly extricated by firefighters and initially appeared uninjured. Officials speculated that the driver had developed a health problem. The rescue service rushed him to a hospital for further treatment. The recovery of the semi-truck dragged on into the evening hours, as a wheel loader first had to be ordered to load the cargo onto a replacement truck.
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