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Bruchmühlbach-Miesau (dpa / lrs) - A leak in a tank truck has caused an hour-long blockage on Autobahn 6 near Bruchmühlbach-Miesau (Kaiserslautern district).
As the police announced, the driver of the hazardous substance transporter was made aware of other road users on Friday morning that his vehicle was losing fluid.
He then stopped on the hard shoulder.
According to a police spokeswoman, the truck was loaded with a caustic liquid.
The autobahn was closed in both directions between Bruchmühlbach-Miesau and the Landstuhl triangle.
The fire brigade and the hazardous goods train in the Kaiserslautern district sealed the vehicle and secured the liquid.
On Friday afternoon, the police announced that the remaining contents of the tank truck would be pumped over in cooperation with a specialist company.
Then the roadway must be cleaned.
The lockdown continued on Friday afternoon.
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