Skillful truck driver

Articulated truck threatened to tip over while driving through town

Two cranes were needed to lift the semitrailer and recover the load.(Bild: Bernd Hofmeister)

The broken coupling of a semi-trailer caused a stir in Ludesch on Friday evening. By steering skillfully, a truck driver prevented the load from falling uncontrollably onto the road and causing more serious damage.  

Unsuspecting anything bad, the driver of an articulated truck was driving on the Walgaustraße (L193) towards Thüringen late on Friday evening. In Ludesch, shortly after the junction of Walgaustraße and Raggalerstraße, the fully loaded semitrailer suddenly threatened to tip over. The truck driver reacted promptly. By skillfully swerving to the right, he prevented the load from tipping over and causing even greater damage.

The recovery work proved to be time-consuming.(Bild: Bernd Hofmeister)

The firefighters from Ludesch, Nüziders and Thüringen were deployed.(Bild: Bernd Hofmeister)

A lot of damage was caused, but no one was injured.(Bild: Bernd Hofmeister, Krone KREATIV)

The semitrailer got stuck between a telephone distribution box and the trailer. The Ludesch volunteer fire department immediately rushed to the scene to secure the transport. The Walgaustraße was closed to all traffic for an hour due to the extensive recovery, securing and clearing work, which also involved the firefighters from Nüziders and Thüringen. 

While the articulated lorry, the telephone distribution box and a street lamp sustained major damage, fortunately there were no injuries.