Bavaria: Truck drives into oncoming traffic with a burst tire

Nuremberg (dpa / lby) - In an accident in Middle Franconia, a truck driver got into oncoming traffic and was slightly injured. The man was driving on the tangent of the Autobahns 3 and 9 near Nuremberg in the direction of Munich on Wednesday when his left front tire burst. As the police announced, the truck of the 58-year-old pulled to the left, broke through the central barrier almost without braking and came to a standstill in the opposite direction of travel. There was no collision with other vehicles. The driver was taken to a hospital. The property damage is estimated at 100,000 euros. The tangent was closed in both directions for several hours.