The incident took place on Friday, 5 November. As reported by the officers from the Volunteer Fire Service in Krzyżowa:

[…] at 08:41, we were dispatched to a damaged signpost on the A4, at kilometre 52 in the direction of Zgorzelec.

The firefighters add:

Also present at the scene were OSP KSRG RÓŻYNIEC and the motorway service.