VN24 - 26.10.2021 - Unna / Germany - On the A1 freeway, shortly after the Dortmund/Unna junction (A1/A44), a rear-end collision involving two trucks occurred on the Bremen lane (northbound) at around 07:20 in the morning. The driver of a silo truck failed to notice the end of a traffic jam and collided with the truck in front of him, also an articulated truck. The impact was so violent that the entire driver's cab was torn off and moved back about one meter. The driver sustained injuries in the accident and was taken to hospital. The salvage work was difficult because the engine and the complete gearbox were torn off and threatened to fall out. These components had to be secured with belts and chains before the tractor could be towed away. Spilled engine and transmission oil contaminated the road surface over a large area. A specialist company had to clean the road surface using a hot steam process.
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