‘Like something from TV’: German construction workers foil heist after stumbling across partially completed tunnel leading to bank

Construction workers

Construction workers in Germany appear to have prevented a Hollywood-esque burglary after discovering an unfinished underground passage leading to a bank vault.

The unusual find was the result of some routine maintenance work. A Volksbank branch in the small town of Spenge, North Rhine-Westphalia had hired a crew of laborers to inspect an area of sagging pavement near its entrance. The construction team initially assumed that the issue was due to water damage. But after digging down about two meters, the workers discovered wooden planks, under which was a tunnel, local media reported.

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