Shocking escape escape in Bockenem: toxic pesticides expires!

Shocking escape escape in Bockenem: toxic pesticides expires!

on July 8, 2025, at 9:35 p.m., there was a striking traffic accident in the street "Am Krohm" in Bockenem, more precisely in the Volkersheim district. A 64-year-old farmer was on the road with an agricultural team, consisting of a field tractor and a special trailer for pesticides. Suddenly the farmer faced an oncoming car who wanted to drive past a parked car. In order to avoid a collision, he had to dodge to the right, whereupon the trailer collided and overturned with a boundary stone.

the overturned trailer not only fell on a fence, but also damaged a network distribution box. It was tragic that containers broke open with pesticides and a smaller amount of fungicide expired. Fortunately, the fire brigade was quickly on hand and prevented the poisonous liquid from leaking. The recovery of the trailer was particularly difficult, so that a salvage crane had to be requested. Voluntary fire brigades from Volkersheim, Schlewecke, Bockenem and Mahlum as well as environmental and dangerous goods teams.

unauthorized removal from the scene of the accident

To make matters worse, the car driver, a darkly dressed driver in a VW Golf, moved away from the scene of the accident. This represents a clear violation of § 142 StGB, which regulates the unauthorized removal from the scene of the accident. This regulation aims to ensure the clarification of accidents and to protect the private interest of those involved. The person involved in the accident must remain at the scene of the accident in order to enable findings. The incident also had criminal proceedings about this violation. The Bad Salzdetfurth police ask for information on the course of the accident or the fleeting driver on 05063/9010.

The behavior of the car driver is not only legally problematic, but also morally questionable. After all, the damage could have been much larger. This is not the first incident of this kind in the region. For example, a similar case was recently reported in Grünstadt, in which a driver also endangered a tractor during an overtaking and then simply removed from the scene of the accident, whereby an oil trail was also left there. This type of driving behavior can not only have legal consequences, but also endangers the lives of other road users.

The local police have a high interest in clarifying this incident and appeals to everyone who may have observed something. Each hint can be crucial to avoid such incidents in the future and to increase security on our streets.