The sun's glare leads to serious accident in Werneck: 76-year-old injured!

The sun's glare leads to serious accident in Werneck: 76-year-old injured!

On Monday morning there was a serious traffic accident in the district of Schweinfurt, in which a 76-year-old man lost control of his vehicle. The incident occurred around 9:30 a.m. when the driver was traveling from Rieden towards Eßleben and was distracted by the sunlock. As a result, his Ford hit a tree head -on, which resulted in the vehicle now only has scrap value. The force of the impact led to the tree crown broke off and fell onto the vehicle roof.

The Werneck volunteer fire brigade was alerted and took care of the salvage by removing both the tree top and the vehicle roof. Fortunately, the 76-year-old was taken care of by the emergency services and taken to a hospital where it turned out that he had only suffered minor injuries. However, there was suspicion that operating substances could have reached the ground. As a result, the district building yard had part of the floor dredged and disposed of. The timely cleaning of the road also contributed to the fact that the road could be quickly released for traffic.

traffic accidents and security statistics

destatis.de it is about analyzing the causes of accidents and sequences in order to take necessary measures in legislation and traffic education. The nationwide accident statistics also enables cross -traffic branches and serves as the basis for state transport policy, especially in the area of ​​infrastructure and traffic safety.

In 2023, the police in Hesse registered a total of 13,895 traffic accidents, which corresponds to an increase of 7% compared to the previous year. The average accident event occurs every 38 minutes, and it turns out that mainly disregard for the right of way and excessive speeds are causes of accidents. It is permanently showing that particularly weaker road users such as pedestrians and cyclists are at risk, such as ppsoh.Polizei.hessen.de

• 13,895 traffic accidents
• seriously injured: 392
• traffic death: 19
• Accidents with young drivers: 2,490
• Accidents with e-scooters: increase by 60%

The tragic accident in Schweinfurt once again illustrates the risks that lurk in road traffic, and underlines the need for increased prevention measures to increase traffic safety and prevent such incidents in the future.