Hours-long traffic obstructions: road pollution caused by edible oil in Aschaffenburg on 08.05.2025 - Aschaffenburg

A cooking oil spill caused massive traffic disruptions throughout Aschaffenburg on Thursday. The Ebert Bridge in Damm and parts of Hanauer Straße toward Kleinostheim were closed until the afternoon. The cargo moved during an emergency stop. At around 10:30 a.m., the driver of a semi-trailer truck loaded with general cargo and several tank containers was […]

On Thursday, road pollution caused long hours of traffic obstruction by edible oil in Aschaffenburg. Shortly before 10.30 a.m., a tank tank loaded on a tractor was damaged by massive braking and large quantities of edible oil were distributed on the road. Only after more than a kilometer the driver noticed the problem and stopped his vehicle on Hanauer Straße. The fire brigade and a specialist company with cleaning machines were busy for hours...