Overview
- Unknown people placed an unlit, unloaded semi‑trailer across all lanes of the A281 near Bremen on 24 January 2026, forcing vehicles to stop and a truck driver to avert a collision by emergency braking.
- Police opened a special unit called EG Strom to investigate the scene as an attempted homicide and to review extensive video footage and witness statements.
- After checking a four‑figure number of trucks and analysing hours of video, investigators in June 2026 identified the tractor unit as a three‑axle MAN TGX with a blue cab and an unpainted grey bumper and published a photo of it.
- Authorities say the trailer had been stolen shortly before the incident from the Merkurstraße freight centre and they are checking for links to similar incidents on 25 January 2026 and 21 December 2025.
- Officials have set up an anonymous hint portal and a Kriminaldauerdienst hotline at 0421 362‑3888 for tips from witnesses, and they say public information could help locate the truck and the people responsible.