24.02.2025 - VN24 - Schweine LKW kippt nach Einschlag in Leitplanke um - A2 bei Hamm

VN24 - 24-02-2025 (D/M/Y) - Hamm (NRW) A2 / Germany - An animal transporter loaded with 162 live pigs crashed into the right-hand crash barrier on the A2 freeway near Hamm at around 13:24 h and overturned for an as yet unknown reason. The accident triggered an operation lasting several hours involving the police, fire department, rescue service, veterinary office, salvage company and highway maintenance team. Initially, a farmer had to help catch around 30 free-roaming pigs that had fled into a nearby forest. The 23-year-old driver, who suffered minor injuries in the accident, was taken to hospital by the emergency services. The police initially closed the A2 in both directions between the Hamm and Hamm-Rhynern junctions due to the loose animals. Traffic was backed up for up to 16 kilometers in the direction of Hanover and 12 kilometers in the direction of Oberhausen. In the evening hours, the approximately 100 surviving animals were transferred to a replacement truck. At 7:19 p.m., the highway eastbound towards Hanover was clear again. Westbound in the direction of Oberhausen, the work to recover the overturned truck took until 3:32 a.m. with the help of a mobile crane. ++++ Image material (film/photo) © VN24.nrw Film licensing under [email protected] Any publication of the image material is subject to a fee, sharing for private, non-commercial purposes within the intended functions of the platform is permitted. (automatic translation)