Authorities have retrieved items from a rooftop storage box.
On Tuesday evening at approximately 7:30 PM, a roof box containing various items opened on Autobahn 45 in the Langenselbold triangle area, heading towards Aschaffenburg. The incident, initially reported by the South East Hesse Police Headquarters and transmitted via news aktuell, caused temporary closures of two lanes heading towards Aschaffenburg and one lane heading towards Giessen.
Fortunately, no one was injured during the incident. However, the contents of the roof box, initially reported as a trash bag, were scattered across approximately 100 meters on two lanes of the highway. A top part of the roof box also blew onto the opposite lane towards Giessen, posing a hazard to traffic.
A patrol from the South East Hesse Highway Police responded immediately to the incident. A second patrol removed the remaining plastic covering and assisted in collecting the luggage. Images of the incident have been released by the South East Hesse Police (source: South East Hesse Police Headquarters).
The 59-year-old driver from the Lahn-Dill district, who was transporting the luggage, could not fit the contents back into his vehicle and had to call his son. The driver now faces an administrative offense procedure.
For further inquiries, members of the press can contact the South East Hesse Police Headquarters Press Office at Spessartring 61, 6313071 Offenbach am Main, Telephone: 069 / 8098 - 1210. Alternatively, you can reach Felix Geis, Claudia Benneckenstein, Maximilian Edelbluth, or Thomas Leipold at their respective contact numbers: 0162 / 201 3806 or 1211, 0152 / 066 23109 or 1212, 0173 / 5636097 or 1213, and 0160 / 980 00745 or 1201.
Fax inquiries can be sent to 0611 / 32766-5014, and emails can be sent to [email protected]. The South East Hesse Police Headquarters' homepage is http://www.polizei.hessen.de/ppsoh.
The driver will likely need to purchase a new roof box due to the damage sustained during the incident. If you are interested in learning more about how to improve roof box safety or what to do if a roof box comes loose during travel, please let me know.
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