Flood of colors in Mayen: Car damaged by a fallen bucket!
On October 31, 2025, a fallen paint bucket damaged a parked car on St.-Veit-Straße in Mayen. Police are looking for witnesses.

Flood of colors in Mayen: Car damaged by a fallen bucket!
An unusual incident caused a stir on Friday afternoon, October 31, 2025, on St.-Veit-Straße in Mayen. At around 5:00 p.m., passers-by noticed a bucket of paint lying on the road near a butcher shop. The bucket had apparently fallen from the back of an unknown vehicle and burst on impact. The paint spilled over the entire road and caused significant damage to a car parked nearby. The damage caused is assessed as not insignificant.
How this incident could have happened remains unclear. It is assumed that the person responsible probably left the scene of the accident without noticing the loss of the paint bucket. The Mayen police has therefore asked the public for information about the person responsible. In particular, she is looking for witnesses who saw a vehicle with unsecured cargo at the time in question. They can report at www.polizei.rlp.de.
Cleaning the roadway
In order to avoid traffic hazards, the city of Mayen took over the cleaning of the road on the evening of the incident. A rapid response to such events is necessary to ensure the safety of all road users.
In the meantime, it remains to be hoped that the person responsible will be found and will pay for the damage caused. Such accidents caused by unsecured cargo are a recurring problem that continues to cause discussions not only in Mayen, but also in other cities. You should always have a good knack for securing your load properly to avoid such unfortunate situations.
In other news, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a recall for more than half a million bottles of the blood pressure drug prazosin hydrochloride. The recall was prompted by concerns that the drug may be contaminated with cancer-causing chemicals. This impacts over 580,000 bottles of various strengths of Prazosin capsules that have been voluntarily recalled by Teva Pharmaceuticals USA and Amerisource Health Services, as Yahoo News reported.
Such incidents and recalls demonstrate the importance of safety precautions in both road transport and the healthcare industry. It is crucial to act responsibly to minimize potential risks.