Bavaria: Stone's throw on the Autobahn: investigations into attempted murder

Kranzberg (dpa / lby) - After a stone's throw from a bridge onto the Autobahn 9 near Freising, the Erding detective and the Landshut public prosecutor's office are now investigating attempted murder.

Bavaria: Stone's throw on the Autobahn: investigations into attempted murder

Kranzberg (dpa / lby) - After a stone's throw from a bridge onto the Autobahn 9 near Freising, the Erding detective and the Landshut public prosecutor's office are now investigating attempted murder. The perpetrator is still unknown, the police said on Friday. Witnesses described him as male and around 12 to 15 years old. Investigators are looking for witnesses.

On Monday morning, the stranger had thrown a stone from a bridge onto the A9 near Kranzberg and hit a truck. The stone, about 15 centimeters in diameter, hit the windshield head-on, police said. However, the projectile did not reach the interior of the vehicle. Therefore, the 50-year-old driver, who was traveling towards Munich, was not injured. According to the information, the disc was completely destroyed.