20.08.2022, Niedersachsen, Hildesheim: Unbekannte haben zwei Gullydeckel auf die Autobahn geworfen. Einer traf die Windschutzscheibe eines Autos. Der Fahrer wurde schwer verletzt, die Beifahrerin sogar lebensbedrohlich. Foto: Clemens Heidrich/dpa +++ dpa-Bildfunk +++

Two manhole covers were thrown from a bridge onto Autobahn 7 near Hildesheim on Saturday night. As a result, two people were injured.

One of the manhole covers hit the windshield of a car, seriously injuring the 52-year-old driver and his 43-year-old passenger life-threateningly, police said on Saturday. The second manhole cover landed in the oncoming lane and damaged at least four vehicles there.