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Runaway lorry travels 10km on German motorway | Runaway lorry travels 10km on German motorway |
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A heavy goods lorry careered along a German motorway for 10km (six miles) with an unconscious driver at the wheel, but nobody was hurt, police say. | A heavy goods lorry careered along a German motorway for 10km (six miles) with an unconscious driver at the wheel, but nobody was hurt, police say. |
The lorry gradually lost speed, after hitting the central barrier several times, and halted at a service station "by chance", police told BBC News. | The lorry gradually lost speed, after hitting the central barrier several times, and halted at a service station "by chance", police told BBC News. |
The incident happened on Wednesday near Sinsheim, in southwestern Germany. | The incident happened on Wednesday near Sinsheim, in southwestern Germany. |
Police barred some traffic lanes. The Czech driver is now gravely ill in hospital with suspected heart trouble. | Police barred some traffic lanes. The Czech driver is now gravely ill in hospital with suspected heart trouble. |
Debris was left strewn along the A6 motorway, as the 40-tonne lorry collided with the central barrier. | Debris was left strewn along the A6 motorway, as the 40-tonne lorry collided with the central barrier. |
Eventually it ploughed into an earth bank outside the service station. | |
The 48-year-old driver of the Czech-registered lorry had collapsed at the wheel, Heidelberg police said, without giving details of his medical complaint. | The 48-year-old driver of the Czech-registered lorry had collapsed at the wheel, Heidelberg police said, without giving details of his medical complaint. |
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