German street turns into river of lager as truck carrying dozens of boxes of bottles loses its load in Euro 2024 host city
- Images of shocked bystanders showed dozens of boxes and broken bottles
A German street turned into a river of lager after a van carrying large quantities of beer spread its load across the tarmac ahead of the opening day of the Euro 2024 tournament.
Footage taken by shocked bystanders showed dozens of beer boxes and broken bottles scattered across Berlin’s Siemensstrasse around 7 p.m. yesterday.
Bystanders captured the entire street being blocked by rubble as frothy liquor flowed into roadside drains. authorities are now investigating the cause of the accident.
The truck was carrying £2 bottles of Berliner Kindl beer en route to several bars prior to the tragic crash.
According to local media, the Berlin City Cleaning Service was cleaning the street until after midnight.
Bystanders captured the entire street being blocked by rubble as frothy liquor flowed into roadside drains, while authorities are now investigating the cause of the accident
Such a disastrous loss of beer has left many football fans heartbroken ahead of the highly anticipated European Championship, the first match of which starts tomorrow.
The street was completed, covered in beer, boxes and broken glass
Footage taken by shocked bystanders showed dozens of beer boxes and broken bottles scattered across Berlin’s Siemensstrasse around 7 p.m. yesterday.
According to local media, the Berlin City Cleaning Service was cleaning the street until after midnight
The truck was transporting huge amounts of liquor
Some fans were concerned that the accident would mean some bars would face a beer shortage
Such a disastrous loss of beer has left many football fans feeling heartbroken ahead of the highly anticipated European Championship, the first match of which starts tomorrow.
Some fans were concerned that the accident would mean some bars would face a beer shortage.
One resident commented: “A real German misery,” while another interjected: “Short minute’s silence for the destroyed beer.”
“Why is there no trigger warning here? Not everyone can tolerate such images,” someone else joked.
Emma declared: ‘All hope is lost’, as Jens wrote: ‘Two days before the European Championship!’
Uwe commented: ‘We now have to drink less during the European Championships.’
The host nation will take on Scotland in the opening match at the Allianz Arena in Munich tomorrow at 8 p.m.
England, meanwhile, will launch their Euro campaign against Serbia on Sunday, June 16.
Six matches will take place at the Olympiastadion Berlin, including the final on July 14 in almost exactly a month.