A military truck loaded with explosive material caused traffic jams and significant damage in Salzburg on Monday afternoon. The Americans have to pay for it.
A small convoy consisting of two trucks and an accompanying vehicle caused a commotion in Salzburg on Monday afternoon: the driver of the first military truck had accidentally driven off the A10. When the soldier realized the accident, he tried to leave via the A1, so that he could later drive back to Germany. As usual in military vehicles, without navigation device. The journey ended, the “Krone” had reported, at the highway underpass on Schmiedingerstrasse in Liefering.
The truck not only seriously damaged a trolleybus line. Because he had also loaded explosives and ammunition, which in combination with the electricity from the trolleybus line could have created an explosive mixture, the police cordoned off a large area. The result: a total closure of the A1 for more than 90 minutes, traffic jams also in the city of Salzburg. And according to Salzburg Linien, the damage to the line amounted to 250,000 to 300,000 euros. Well boom!
Repair work can take up to two weeks
Trolleybus traffic through Schmiedingerstraße is no longer restricted. Only buses with batteries are now used. However, the repair work will take up to two weeks.
The police discovered the damage to property yesterday and are investigating the owner of the license plate. That can only be the US military.
In very simplified terms you could say: Salzburg AG will send the bill to Joe Biden, Commander in Chief of the US Armed Forces. According to the spokesperson of the Salzburg Military Command, René Auer, it will probably work as follows: “Salzburg AG will probably send the bill to the Federal Ministry of Defense. They will then contact the American military.” Ultimately, it is a classic insurance case.
Auer notes that transports of military equipment from NATO partners are nothing unusual. For example, Austria maintains diplomatic agreements with neighboring countries. Such passages are approved well in advance. That was also the case this time.
Source: Krone
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