Serious accident on the A7: motorhome overturns, helicopter in action!

Serious accident on the A7: motorhome overturns, helicopter in action!

Hittistetten, Deutschland - On Thursday afternoon, a serious traffic accident on Autobahn 7 at Ulm set the emergency services on alert. Around 1:45 p.m. there was a dramatic incident about 500 meters north of the Hittistetten motorway triangle when a motorhome crashed into the security trailer of a construction site protection of the Vöhringen motorway master. Workers had just done repair work on a damaged traffic sign when the accident happened. The motorhome was on the way back towards North Rhine-Westphalia and was completely destroyed in the collision. The vehicle's debris spread over a distance of over 100 meters, which made the situation even more difficult. Schwäbische.de reports that the driver of the motorhome who was on the road alone.

The emergency services were quickly on hand. Firefighters from Senden, Pfuhl and Weißenhorn had to free the trapped driver before a rescue helicopter landed on the road to bring the injured to a clinic. A total of around 45 emergency services were used, including several ambulances and emergency doctors. In addition, it was necessary to recover several gas bottles from the motorhome, which also complicated the operational process.

rescue and cleanup work

After the accident, the highway was completely closed to the evening. The traffic was diverted at the Vöhringen junction, which led to an enormous traffic jam of up to eleven kilometers. The clean -up work required both a tow truck and a overburden to eliminate the debris. In addition, an oil track had to be removed with a cleaning machine. The total damage that has occurred is estimated at around 100,000 euros, even if the exact amount of property damage remains unclear, as Augsburg General reports.

Family members of the driver were in another vehicle and drove ahead. Luckily, nobody was injured in the work of the Vöhringen motorway team, which removed damage from a previous accident. The police have started the investigation into the course of the accident and checks the exact circumstances that led to this serious incident. It remains to be seen which results the examinations will deliver.