Hamburg (dpa) - A truck overturned in front of the Hamburg Elbe tunnel on Wednesday evening.

The driver was slightly injured, as a police spokesman said.

It was initially unclear why the truck, which was traveling south on Autobahn 7, overturned shortly before the tunnel entrance.

Other vehicles could pass the scene of the accident in the evening.

Fire cranes should straighten the truck again, it said.

The "Hamburger Morgenpost" had previously reported that it was a semi-trailer truck loaded with halves of pork.

No other vehicles were involved in the accident.