The man found dead in the truck is the Polish driver who apparently was hijacked and murdered by the terrorist. He was found in the passenger seat, reportedly with stab wounds and one gunshot wound (according to an interview I saw with the owner of the trucking company in Poland, whose cousin was the dead driver).
Also from German newspapers (but with a somewhat changed story from before): The witness had seen a man climb out of the driver's seat and followed him. After a while he lost sight of the person, but the police soon found a suspect based on the witness’ description. This morning it was said that the witness had followed the suspect until police apprehended him.
If the new story is true then the terrorist must look somewhat alike the now released suspect.