Oberhavel
Accident on the canal bank: concrete mixer tilts headfirst into ice-cold water
Nothing can be seen of the driver’s cab: the cement mixer in the ice-cold canal.
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A concrete mixer drove over a quay wall on a company site in Hennigsdorf. Lucky in misfortune: Despite falling into the ice-cold water, the driver was able to free himself.
It is unclear whether he simply “slept” or there was technical damage – after this accident, a 59-year-old cement mixer driver was definitely wide awake again. He was driving his truck on a company site in Hennigsdorf (Oberhavel district) when he was unable to stop his truck in time in front of a quay wall. The result: the truck and driver overturned cab-first into the Velten branch canal.
Fall into the ice-cold water: driver can free himself from the driver’s cab
Lucky in misfortune for the driver: although the water was ice cold and the canal was even slightly frozen, he was able to free himself from the accident car. He didn’t have much time for this – photos show how the entire driver’s cab was under water after the accident. According to the police, the 59-year-old man was injured in the accident on Thursday morning and had to be taken to a clinic after the accident.
The accident also has consequences for the environment: According to a spokesman, operating materials ran out at the scene of the accident, so the fire brigade had to protect the area with an oil boom. The situation for shipping traffic looked better: since the canal was frozen anyway, there were no effects, according to the police spokesman.
The driver must now expect criminal consequences because of the accident: the police are investigating him because of water pollution. The truck, which was not loaded at the time of the accident, also had to be recovered with cranes. Officials have not yet released any information about the extent of the damage. The exact cause of the accident has not yet been determined.