Altenstadt (dpa / lby) – A truck driver extinguished a burning car on a highway in Swabia. As the police announced on Tuesday, the driver of the car noticed a burnt smell on Monday on the A7 near Altenstadt (Neu-Ulm district). When the 19-year-old stopped on the hard shoulder, flames were already erupting from the engine compartment. The 52-year-old truck driver came to her aid and brought the fire under control with a fire extinguisher before the fire brigade arrived. There was damage of around 4000 euros, nobody was injured. So far, the police assume that the fire was caused by a technical defect.