has been injured A 52-year-old man on Tuesday evening in a traffic accident in the vicinity of Holleben, Saxony-Anhalt, hard: He was crashed into with an extended crane on the highway 143 against a bridge. Because of the leverage effect of the front part of the crane truck was ripped with the cab high and pressed against the bridge.

The fire Department freed the man with a ladder from the cab. He was taken to a hospital. Why was the man with the extended crane on the road, according to police reports, so far, unclear.

The bridge and the motorway were blocked in both directions. After the salvage of the vehicle, experts should check the statics of the bridge.

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