Serious accident at Horgenzell: Road after collision closed!

Serious accident at Horgenzell: Road after collision closed!

On Friday morning, May 23, 2025, a serious traffic accident near Horgenzell occurred around 9 a.m. when a 29-year-old driver tried to turn left into a community connection path. He overlooked an oncoming vehicle that was run by a 66-year-old man who was traveling towards Ravensburg. A collision could no longer be prevented, and the impact caused the 29-year-old's car to slip down.

The enormous effects of the accident made immediate measures necessary. The police and rescue workers had to recover the younger driver from his vehicle. Both drivers suffered injuries that were classified as easy to moderate and were then hospitalized. As a result, there were long traffic jams in both directions, which temporarily significantly impaired the traffic situation. Fortunately, the road could be released later, which gradually got going again. Schwäbische.de reports .

background for accident statistics

Such accidents are not only tragic, but also give important insights into the general traffic safety situation. According to the data of the Federal Statistical Office , traffic accidents are comprehensively recorded and evaluated. The results of these statistics serve as the basis for measures in legislation, traffic education, road construction and vehicle technology. The aim is to show structures of the accident and to analyze the dependencies between accident -determining factors.

in 2024, according to the recent reports, 13,859 traffic accidents occurred in the Southeast Hesse police headquarters, which is a slight decline compared to 2023. However, there was an increase in traffic fatalities, with 25 people lost their lives in 2024, in contrast to 19 in 2023. The number of weaker road users is particularly worrying: there were seven pedestrians and four cyclists among the dead. The Hesse also found that there was a decline in accidents under the influence of alcohol, while the increase in e-scooter accidents remains worrying.