Attachts on highways: Police investigate dangerous incidents!

Attachts on highways: Police investigate dangerous incidents!

Sottrum, Deutschland - Unknowns caused a dangerous series of incidents on motorways in the last nights in northern Lower Saxony. A total of 21 vehicles were damaged by the use of construction site barriers and other objects, as reported by the Mopo . In response to these incidents, the police have set up a special commission and determined because of a attempted homicide.

The recent incident occurred on Tuesday evening on Autobahn 1 at Sottrum in the district of Rotenburg (Wümme). There, unknown people threw several objects from a bridge onto the road around 11:10 p.m. Drivers noticed the dark, non-reflective obstacles too late and drove over it, with seven vehicles suffered tire and axis damage. Fortunately, all affected drivers were able to keep control of their cars.

further incidents and investigations

The affected route between the Bockel and Stuckenborstel junctions had to be temporarily closed for cleanup and the subsequent search for the perpetrators. In addition, the police were used on both the ground and from the air with a helicopter. The night before, construction site barriers on the A1 near Seevetal and a large tree trunk on the A7 near Soltau had already been discovered, which led to a further 14 damaged vehicles in the overall balance. Despite the severity of the incidents, no one has been injured so far, which raises questions whether there was a targeted attack on the vehicles.

traffic safety in Germany is in another light if you look at the statistics of the Statistics of the traffic accidents . This data forms the basis for measures in legislation and traffic education as well as for the development of road construction and vehicle technology. The accident data not only indicates the structures and causes of the accident, but can also be used to create risk analyzes that affect transport policy.

attempted homicide and fleeting driver

Another incident from Lower Saxony also makes headlines. On May 28, 2025, an attempted manslaughter occurred in Oldenburg, in which a driver is on the run after an overtaking maneuver. A 48-year-old truck driver wanted to overtake another truck when the fleeting driver also started overtaking. This forced the truck driver to brake abruptly, which slipped his load. After another dispute, the truck drivers followed the driver, who finally caught the 19-year-old truck driver frontally and injured slightly before he fled.

The police urgently search for witnesses in this case. Interested parties can contact the number (0441) 790 41 15 to provide further information or provide information.