Wöbbelin (dpa / mv) – A 26-year-old driver of a van after an accident on the federal highway 24 has to reckon with a hefty fine. The vehicle’s tire had burst. “During a closer inspection of the vehicle, it quickly became clear that the significant overload was the cause of the tire burst,” said the police in Ludwigslust on Thursday. Officials discovered the vehicle on Wednesday during a patrol near Wöbbelin on the hard shoulder and routinely checked it.

According to the information, the weight of the transporter was a total of 1180 kilograms. According to the police, the vehicle of an event company was loaded with outdoor utensils. Both the driver and the owner of the vehicle now have to reckon with a fine of 235 euros and a point in the register of traffic offenders in Flensburg.