Frankfurt
A truck loaded with vegetables and pallets caught fire on Bundesstraße 43 in the immediate vicinity of Frankfurt Airport. There was heavy smoke that was visible from afar. As a police spokesman announced on Thursday, according to initial findings, the truck had come off the lane for reasons that are still unknown and collided with a lane divider. Then the truck went up in flames. The driver was slightly injured but was able to get to safety from the fire. The fire brigade put out the burning vehicle. Why the truck caught fire was initially unclear.
Gründau
strangers blew up an ATM in Gründau-Rothenbergen in the Main-Kinzig district.
In the night of Thursday there had been a loud bang, as a police spokesman in Offenbach announced.
According to witness statements, a dark car escaped from the crime scene.
A manhunt initiated was therefore initially unsuccessful.
Whether money was stolen is part of the investigation, said the spokesman.
Hessenschau.de had previously reported on it.
The day before, automatic sprinklers in Bad Nauheim had failed.
Griesheim
Although a 73-year-old woman was hit by an approaching S-Bahn at the train station in Griesheim in southern Hesse, she suffered only minor injuries.
She had illegally crossed the tracks on Wednesday, as the federal police announced.
"Despite the rapid braking of the S-Bahn, a collision could not be prevented," it said. The woman was taken to a hospital. The investigation continued. The federal police initiated an administrative offense procedure. She spoke of "luck in misfortune" and warned: "An unauthorized stay in the track area is life-threatening."