10,000 Bottles of Beer on the Road: German Truck Loses Load

10,000 Bottles of Beer on the Road: German Truck Loses Load
Beer bottles with crowned caps are pictured on the conveyor belts of a filling plant in the Veltins brewery in Meschede-Grevenstein, western Germany, on Jan. 4, 2018. (Rainer Jensen/AFP/Getty Images)

BERLIN—Police in Germany say a truck carrying crates of beer lost part of its load, spilling about 10,000 bottles onto a road in the southwest of the country.

Mannheim police said on Saturday, Aug. 3, that volunteer firefighters from two nearby towns and a local civil defense team took part in the salvage operation, but an estimated 12,000 euros ($13,330) worth of beer was lost in the crash late Friday.

Police said the truck driver is being investigated for failing to properly secure his load.

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