Upper Palatinate authorities investigate unmanned tractor crash

Authorities in the Upper Palatinate (Oberpfalz) are investigating an accident in Neunburg vorm Wald involving an unmanned tractor equipped with a construction crane. On September 25, the vehicle crashed into the roof of a multi-family residential building in Mitterauerbach.

While local police have nearly completed their investigation, the Occupational Safety Office (Gewerbeaufsichtsamt) of the Upper Palatinate government has also launched an inquiry into the incident to examine safety and regulatory compliance.