Overview

• Three construction workers fell to their deaths when a gondola detached from a crane at the Neckartalbrücke site in Horb am Neckar on May 20.
• The steel cable securing the gondola snapped, and the gondola fell from an estimated height of 40 to 100 meters.
• The Staatsanwaltschaft Rottweil has launched a death investigation, with criminal police and forensic experts analyzing the incident.
• Construction on the bridge, part of a major B32 bypass project set to open in 2028, has been suspended indefinitely for safety reviews.
• Emergency pastoral care teams are providing support to traumatized colleagues and witnesses, some of whom saw the tragic accident unfold.