Car falls in Stuttgart-West: injured and high property damage!

Car falls in Stuttgart-West: injured and high property damage!

in Stuttgart-West occurred on Tuesday evening, July 8, 2025, a spectacular traffic accident caused a sensation around 9 p.m. A car got over a parapet on Wernlinstrasse and fell like the Stuttgart News reports, one to two meters into the depth. In this predicament, a person was injured, while the property damage is estimated at around 15,000 euros. Further details about the incident are still pending and are currently being determined.

But that was not the only accident that made headlines that day in Stuttgart. On Wednesday, shortly before 5 p.m., there was a traffic accident by bus and a light rail on Gerokstrasse. Here, a bus of line 42 grazed the line 15 at the level of house number 3, such as Tag24 . Three people suffered minor injuries, including two women on the bus-33 and 60 years old-and a 29-year-old passenger in the light rail. The rescue workers were quickly on site and ensured the medical care of the injured, with two of the passengers being taken to the hospital as a precaution. Here, too, the property damage amounts to several ten thousand euros. As a result, Gerokstrasse was closed in both directions during the accident recording, which led to significant traffic disruptions.

Statistical background to traffic safety

These two incidents throw a light on current traffic safety in Germany. According to Destatis , the Statistical Federal Authority, Road Traffic Accident Statistics captures a variety of data that is essential for legislation and the improvement of traffic safety. It offers comprehensive, current and comparable information about accidents, participants and their causes to create well-founded measures in infrastructure and transport policy.

Finally, it is hoped that such incidents can be prevented in the future and our streets will become safer.