Serious traffic accident on B294: Several injuries and route closures

Serious traffic accident on B294: Several injuries and route closures

Freiburg - A serious traffic accident occurred on September 5, 2024 at 3:40 p.m. in the municipality of Denzlingen, on the federal road B 294. The accident that took place between Waldkirch and Elzach, a VW Taigo and an Opel Meriva. A tractor team was slightly damaged, but luckily was spared injuries to the occupants.

After the first reports, it initially looked like an accident between a bike and a car, which turned out to be incorrect when the emergency services arrived. In fact, a 58-year-old driver was traveling from Gutach towards Elzach with his VW Taigo when he turned left at the southern entrance to the town to get to the village. He collided with the oncoming Opel Meriva, in which an 87-year-old driver and his 84-year-old passenger were.

injured vehicle occupants

The impact seriously injured all three people in the vehicles involved. The situation for the older lady and the older gentlemen in the Opel was particularly dramatic, in which resuscitation measures were immediately initiated. These circumstances illustrate how dangerous such accidents can be and what serious consequences they have for those affected.

The injured people were transported to nearby hospitals, while the vehicle remains on the street. Regardless of this, there was considerable damage to property, which is located in the high five -digit range, which indicates the severity of the collision.

The accident recording lasted for a long time, which meant that the B 294 in this area had to be completely blocked for the duration of the investigation. This measure led to considerable traffic disruptions, especially in the after -school traffic, when many commuters from Freiburg returned.

consequences and investigation

The tractor team, which came from Niederwinden, was also affected by the effects of the accident, but the inmates were able to celebrate a happy ending here because they were unharmed. In the course of the investigation, the Freiburg traffic police and the corresponding authorities have taken over the case and are now busy clarifying the exact course of the collision.

The investigators ask that the accident witnesses report to the traffic police on 0761 882-3100. The quick and precise clarification of the situation could possibly help to avoid similar incidents in the future.

The accident underlines the dangers in road traffic and the need to always drive carefully and carefully, especially at dangerous turning points and in poor visibility.