Semi-trailer truck breaks through guardrail: driver injured, A4 closed!

Semi-trailer truck breaks through guardrail: driver injured, A4 closed!

A serious incident occurred tonight on the A4 motorway heading east, just before the Wildeck-Hönebach junction. Around 2 a.m., a tractor-trailer left the road and broke through the central barrier before crashing into a concrete wall. The 41-year-old driver from the Freiberg district was slightly injured and taken to hospital as a precaution nh24 reported. The exact circumstances of the accident are still unclear at this point.

The shock of the incident is deep: the Bad Hersfeld fire department, supported by the Friedewald fire department and the Bad Hersfeld police highway station, were quickly on the scene. The motorway initially had to be completely closed in both directions. Over the course of the night, two lanes in the west direction were gradually reopened, while the A4 remained closed in the east direction. A diversion route at the Friedewald junction was necessary, but the diversions quickly became overloaded, which didn't make things any easier.

Five injured in early accident

A serious accident has already occurred in the context of the A4: On June 14, 2024, another incident occurred near Wildeck-Hönebach. Here, five people sitting in a minibus were injured, some seriously, when the bus was driven by a 25-year-old driver from Eastern Europe. The alarm for emergency services was raised at 3:28 p.m. as a mass casualty incident was reported osthessen-news reported.

Civilian police patrols were quickly on site and made it possible to accurately report the situation to the control center. The commitment of the first responders from Niederjossa, who looked after the injured and quickly made an emergency call, was pleasing. A police unit from Kaiserslautern, which was on its way back from a preliminary meeting, also provided assistance. The fire department, led by community fire inspector André Strube, freed two trapped people. The rescue was increasingly challenging for everyone involved, as the motorway was temporarily closed and property damage amounted to around 40,000 euros.

These two incidents on the A4 clearly show the dangers that lurk in road traffic. It is not only important to drive safely, but also to be prepared for possible accidents. The rapid deployment of emergency services and the helpfulness of first responders are of utmost importance in such situations, as demonstrated by last year's and today's incidents.