Own damage to the car by trailer

Hello, something sadmous happened to me. I drove with a shelf loaded in the trailer (with a thin rope) through our underpass. Through the wind pressures the rope tore down and the shelf flew down. At that moment I only thought. Returning in, driving back so that others could see my vehicle and not pour into the shelf. I just didn’t think about the trailer, and it hit one and into my right side. Super!!! . Statement: We do not pay because only damages are taken over which occur from the outside. A trailer behind the car is a unit and is not taken over. Have already thought about the legal protection a lawyer, because I wanted to protect the following traffic. goods today at a bodywork company, short estimate 5200€. Have you ever had such a case, or do you know such a thing?