Because of a technical breakdown on a heavy vehicle is motorists in Baden-Württemberg Althengstett (Germany)An unusual sight had been offered: A plane stuck in the roundabout.
The wingless fuselage of an Airbus A320 was carried on a heavy lift truck, which remained lying on early Saturday morning.
The managing director of the transport company, Rainer Schmidt, told the German Press Agency that the breakdown was due to a burst hydraulic hose on the truck. “That’s just bad luck, but with transports on this scale it can always happen.”
The van was on its way from the Estonian capital of Tallinn to a barracks in Calw - and remained close to the finish after thousands of kilometers. From the roundabout it was according to Schmidt still three kilometers, so about 20 minutes, to the barracks.
After the repair, the van was able to continue his journey and reached his goal at 4.30 am.