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Incidents of Road Accidents, Equipment Theft of Excavators, Smoke Emitted in an Apartment, Burglary in a Pub, and a Fire in a Drain Pipe: A Summary of Recent Events

Vehicle veers off main road near Reutlingen Police Headquarters in Bad Urach, according to local reports.

Accidents on the road, theft of excavator machinery, some smoke present in an apartment, burglary...
Accidents on the road, theft of excavator machinery, some smoke present in an apartment, burglary in a pub, and a fire in a sewer pipe.

Incidents of Road Accidents, Equipment Theft of Excavators, Smoke Emitted in an Apartment, Burglary in a Pub, and a Fire in a Drain Pipe: A Summary of Recent Events

In a series of events that unfolded across the region, several incidents have been reported to local authorities.

A traffic accident involving a BMW and a bus on the B27b resulted in 14 injuries. The incident occurred when the bus driver, a 60-year-old man, turned left from the L1192 onto the B27b and entered the opposite lane, causing a head-on collision with a BMW driven by a 62-year-old man. The driver of the BMW was taken to the hospital with injuries of unknown severity, while three passengers and 13 passengers from the bus were lightly injured.

On the K6745, two bikers were involved in a traffic accident on Wednesday afternoon. The extent of their injuries is not known at this time.

Another traffic accident occurred on the B465 between Wittlingen and Seeburg on Wednesday morning. The cause of the accident is currently unknown, but it is believed to have been triggered by insufficient speed adjustment. No details about the individuals involved in the accident have been released.

In a separate incident, a small fire occurred in the exhaust duct of a machine at an Onstmettingen company, causing minor damage and no injuries.

A smoke incident occurred in an apartment in a multi-family house in Wendlingen's market street on Wednesday afternoon. The cause of the incident is under investigation.

A break-in occurred at a guesthouse on the Herrenberger Straße between Tuesday and Wednesday, but no stolen goods were taken.

Two attachment devices were stolen from a construction site on the K6767 between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning. The stolen items include an excavator bucket and an attachment vibrator, worth several tens of thousands of euros.

The police are seeking witnesses to a traffic accident in the Lehmgrubenstraße in Hechingen on Wednesday morning, where a 50-year-old woman was injured.

For more information or to provide a statement regarding any of these incidents, contact the Reutlingen police headquarters during business hours at 07121/942-1111 and outside of business hours at 07121/942-2224.

Lastly, a theft may have involved a vehicle with a crane. The stolen items include an excavator bucket and an attachment vibrator, worth several tens of thousands of euros. The extent of the material damage is estimated at around 40,000 euros, while the BMW suffered additional damage estimated at around 5,000 euros. The details about the incident are still under investigation.

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