Surprise interruption: Ten-tonne combine harvester stops party in Baden-Württemberg

This article by the Ulm police reports on an unusual incident where an unmanned combine harvester rolled into a garden party in Bad Überkingen.

A ten-tonne combine harvester parked in a field mysteriously began moving on its own Saturday evening, breaking through a hedge and rolling into a garden where people were celebrating. Despite the dramatic intrusion, no injuries occurred and the house remained undamaged. The massive agricultural machine traveled only two meters into the garden before getting stuck on a structural element that halted its movement.

• Emergency responders quickly secured the runaway harvester to prevent further movement
• The incident occurred in Bad Überkingen, near Göppingen, with no injuries reported
• Police described it as "a stroke of luck despite misfortune" given the potential danger
• The cause of the combine harvester's unexpected self-movement remains under investigation