Serious accident on B85: Six injured and closure for two hours!
Amberg, December 31, 2025: Accident on the B85 with six people injured. Federal highway closed, exact causes still unclear.

Serious accident on B85: Six injured and closure for two hours!
In Upper Palatinate there was a serious traffic accident on the B85 near Amberg-Ost on Tuesday evening. How Central Bavarian Reportedly, a total of six people were injured, including one seriously. The accident occurred when a driver apparently overlooked oncoming traffic while entering the federal highway in the direction of Schwandorf, which led to a collision between two vehicles and a truck coming off the highway.
As a result of the accident, the federal highway was completely closed for around two hours, which led to significant traffic disruptions. The closure was only lifted shortly before 9 p.m. Fortunately, no one's life was in danger, the police said. Nevertheless, there was initially great uncertainty about the exact cause of the accident and the number of vehicles involved. According to a report by n-tv A similar accident was reported earlier in the morning near an intersection on Federal Highway 85, which also affected several vehicles. Three people were injured in this incident, one of them seriously.
Traffic accidents and their background
Traffic accidents are not just a big issue in Bavaria. They are a central concern in the area of traffic safety and are therefore comprehensively recorded and evaluated. The Statistics from the Federal Statistical Office provides important data on the accident situation, which serves as a basis for legislative measures, traffic education and road construction. This information helps to understand the structure of the accident and to identify possible sources of danger.
In view of current events, it becomes clear once again how important traffic education measures are. Young drivers in particular should be aware of the dangers of entering busy roads. Road safety campaigns can have a preventative effect and raise awareness of safe driving.
The sad course of events on the B85 underlines the need to pay more attention to the issue of road safety and to find solutions together to avoid such accidents.