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Truck Loses Crane Part Weighing 2.5 Tons on the N261

Summary by Omroep Brabant
A semi-trailer truck lost a heavy crane component on the N261 in Tilburg on Wednesday morning. The component weighs 2.5 tons. The incident occurred on a bend from the Burgemeester Letschertweg towards the Midden-Brabantweg. Oil also leaked from the truck. The straps snapped, causing the component to fall onto the road surface and oil to flow from the engine. The driver attempted to catch the oil with cloths. The police arrived at the scene and w…
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TILBURG - This morning, around 8:15 a.m., a heavy crane component fell from a truck on the exit ramp of the N261 Burgemeester Letschertweg towards the Midden-Brabantweg in Tilburg. The truck with semi-trailer was transporting, among other things, two crane components weighing 2.5 tons each. In the bend, the tension straps snapped...

The truck was transporting, among other things, two crane components weighing approximately 2.5 tons each. For reasons yet unknown, the straps snapped, causing one of the components to fall onto the road surface. Oil also leaked from the vehicle's engine during the fall. The driver attempted to catch the oil with cloths. A crane truck has since been called in to remove the heavy component. The incident has caused a significant traffic jam. The r…

A semi-trailer truck lost a heavy crane component on the N261 in Tilburg on Wednesday morning. The component weighs 2.5 tons. The incident occurred on a bend from the Burgemeester Letschertweg towards the Midden-Brabantweg. Oil also leaked from the truck. The straps snapped, causing the component to fall onto the road surface and oil to flow from the engine. The driver attempted to catch the oil with cloths. The police arrived at the scene and w…

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Omroep Brabant broke the news in on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
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