Extensive towing operation on the Balmberg SO Senior gets stuck with motorhome on steep pass road
A motorhome blocked a mountain pass road in Welschenrohr SO for hours on Friday evening. In a tight bend, the 73-year-old driver was unable to make any further progress. He had disregarded a driving ban for vehicles over 3.5 tons.
16.05.2026, 11:57
16.05.2026, 12:37
SDA
The Balmbergstrasse is notorious - up to 25 percent steep and peppered with narrow and tight hairpin bends. Because longer vehicles can only make it through the hairpin bends with a great deal of skill, there is a ban on vehicles weighing over 3.5 tons.
A 73-year-old man disregarded this with his motorhome at around 5.30 p.m. on Friday. It is unclear whether he overlooked it or deliberately ignored it. What is certain, however, is that he got stuck in a right-hand bend.
The Balmbergstrasse was blocked for three hours as a result. According to the Solothurn cantonal police, a towing service had to recover the camper in a complex operation.
