Idstein/Wiesbaden (dpa/lhe) – On the busy Autobahn 3 between Cologne and Frankfurt (A3), a truck driver lost his caravan while driving – and simply left it. Motorists alerted the police, who removed the obstacle, as the police headquarters in Wiesbaden announced on Thursday.

The officials blocked the A3 between Bad Camberg and Idstein im Taunus for traffic on Wednesday evening. The 39-year-old truck driver called the officials two hours later because he missed his caravan. It was initially unclear when the man noticed that the trailer had jumped out of the coupling.