Germany witnessed a surge in severe traffic incidents on June 12, 2024, marked by a tragic fatality on the B 276 highway near Wächtersbach, where a 29-year-old man died after a high-speed collision, and a 31-year-old man was seriously injured. In Cologne, a 27-year-old driver, with multiple arrest warrants and without a valid driver’s license, led police on a high-speed chase that resulted in his vehicle flipping over and causing serious injuries to himself and minor injuries to his 33-year-old passenger. Additionally, a 38-year-old woman drove recklessly on the A38 highway near Nordhausen with a record blood alcohol level of 3.79 promille, causing chaos and multiple accidents. In another incident, a 52-year-old BMW driver crashed into a bus stop in Bellikon AG, causing damage to the bus stop and the vehicle. The driver was forced to surrender his license at the scene.The day also saw a frontal collision on the B303 near Stadtsteinach, where three people were injured, and a serious accident on the L532 road between Schifferstadt and Waldsee, where a 23-year-old woman collided with a 63-year-old moped driver, resulting in severe injuries to the latter. Authorities across the affected regions are conducting thorough investigations into the causes of these accidents and have closed roads for cleanup and accident reconstruction. The cumulative damage from these incidents is substantial, with tens of thousands of euros in estimated losses. This spike in traffic-related incidents underscores the ongoing challenges of road safety and the consequences of reckless driving on German highways.
Key points
- A fatal car accident on the B 276 near Wächtersbach resulted in the death of a 29-year-old man and severe injuries to another.
- A high-speed police chase in Cologne ended with a serious crash, injuring the driver and a passenger.
- A woman with a blood alcohol level of 3.
- Several other traffic incidents across Germany have led to injuries and significant property damage.
79 promille caused multiple accidents on the A38 highway near Nordhausen.
