Truck accident in Kröpelin: driver trapped in the ditch and rescued!

Truck accident in Kröpelin: driver trapped in the ditch and rescued!

A serious accident occurred today in Kröpelin, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, when a truck landed on its side in a ditch. According to initial reports from Police.news The fire brigade, rescue service and emergency doctors had to rush to the scene of the accident as quickly as possible.

The incident left one person trapped in the vehicle, requiring immediate extrication. The truck had lost fuel, so emergency services had to secure the scene of the accident and take measures to collect the liquids. According to information in the incident report, the truck's tank was filled with approximately 320 liters of diesel fuel, posing a serious environmental hazard.

Powerful emergency services in action

The Bad Doberan fire department took on the difficult task of pumping the contents of the accident tank into an IBC container. This was necessary to avoid further damage to the environment, as leaking operating materials had already been identified. The Hazardous Materials Department and the Environmental Protection Agency were alerted to assist in dealing with the damage.

After the trapped person was successfully freed, the driver was handed over to the emergency services. The emergency services worked quickly to get the dangerous situation under control and to secure the accident site. After all measures had been completed, the site could be handed over to one of the driver's work colleagues.

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For more detailed information about this case, we refer to the report by Lohne fire department.

Accidents involving trucks often cause not only significant damage, but also major risks to the environment. Today's incident in Kröpelin has once again shown how quickly such a dangerous situation can arise and how important it is for the emergency services to react quickly.