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<p>BERLIN &#8212; One can only imagine the expletives uttered by a Bavarian driver and his teenage daughter after a farmer accidentally filled their convertible with a trailer full of manure.</p><p>German police say the incident happened Saturday near the town of Altomuenster, about 30 kilometers (19 miles) northwest of Munich.</p><p>The 52-year-old father and his 14-year-old daughter were parked by the roadside when a tractor pulling a trailer of liquid manure swung in their direction.</p><p>The maneuver sent the entire load pouring into their Renault convertible, covering the occupants from head to toe with slurry.</p><p>In a statement Monday, police said the car is likely a write-off.</p><p>On the upside, they noted: &#8220;nobody was injured.&#8221;</p><p style="text-align: right;"><em>&#8212; The Associated Press</em></p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">A convertible hit by a flush of liquid manure in Altomuenster near Munich, southern Germany<ins> after a farmer who didn&#8217;t close the top lid of his manure barrel took a curve. A flush of liquid manure spilled out in the very moment when a man and his daughter approached in the Renault</ins>.<ins> (Police Dachau via AP)</ins> </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/web1_ManureCar.jpg</photo0><caption0>A convertible hit by a flush of liquid manure in Altomuenster near Munich, southern Germany<ins> after a farmer who didn&#8217;t close the top lid of his manure barrel took a curve. A flush of liquid manure spilled out in the very moment when a man and his daughter approached in the Renault</ins>.<ins> (Police Dachau via AP)</ins> </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div></div>

Manure happens: German dad, daughter doused with detritus