Young driver causes power outage in Stapelfeld after rollover accident

A young driver drove over an electricity box with his car in a small town just outside Hamburg. As a result, the power went out in several streets in Stapelfeld (Stormarn district) - including in the fire department's equipment house, as the fire department's operations manager, Björn Rosmaity, described.

The lack of electricity presented the fire department with an additional challenge, explained Rosmaity. Accordingly, only the emergency lighting worked in the tool shed. “That means we first had to orient ourselves.”

Police: Car was clearly too fast

According to the police, the 19-year-old was traveling too fast on Saturday evening and lost control of the vehicle on a curve. The car crashed into a carport, rolled over and ended up resting on its roof. The power box was also damaged. Witnesses told officers that the car was traveling at 70 to 90 kilometers per hour through a 30 zone.

In addition to the driver, there were two other young men in the car. The police spokeswoman continued that they all got out of the car on their own and had minor injuries. Paramedics took the three to a hospital for further treatment.

It was initially unclear exactly how the accident occurred. The police started the investigation. An expert also came to the scene of the accident that night.