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Drunk 70-year-old rams coach: A4 closed for hours!
Drunk driver rams coach in Hesse. Accident on A4 causes injuries and leads to closure for hours.
Drunk 70-year-old rams coach: A4 closed for hours!
A serious traffic accident rocked the A4 on the Hesse-Thuringia border this morning. A 70-year-old driver, drunk with a frightening alcohol level of 3.35 per mille, collided with a coach without braking. How n-tv reported, the incident occurred between Wommen in Hesse and Gerstungen in Thuringia.
The driver responsible was injured and had to be taken to hospital. Fortunately, a woman in the coach, which was occupied by 20 people, was only slightly injured. The bus was able to be steered onto the hard shoulder in time after the collision. A replacement bus was organized so that passengers could continue their journey. The accident resulted in a total of estimated property damage of 50,000 euros and a complete closure of the motorway for around 1.5 hours.
Safety situation in road traffic
Unfortunately, such accidents are not isolated cases. In the European Union, thousands of people die in traffic accidents every year, with alcohol being a common cause of accidents. According to a recent report, around 25 percent of all road deaths in the EU are due to the influence of alcohol. The problem must also be taken seriously in Germany. Another project, launched by the Federal Highway Research Institute, examines driving behavior under the influence of alcohol in 14 EU countries, including Germany. The survey examined 4,730 data sets, with 86.5 percent of car drivers stating that they had not consumed any alcohol before driving Bast.
Statistics also show that the number of road deaths in Europe was reduced by 36 percent between 2010 and 2020, but the risk of alcohol on the road is still present. While Sweden boasts the safest roads, Romania has the highest rates of road fatalities. The EU average is 42 road deaths per 1 million inhabitants. It becomes clear that young drivers and men in particular are often involved in alcohol-related accidents, while older road users are disproportionately represented European Parliament informed.
The current incident on the A4 is another sad wake-up call to raise awareness of the dangers of drink driving. While road safety measures are continually being improved, the individual responsibility of each driver remains essential. The drunk driver's license was immediately confiscated due to his grossly negligent act and criminal proceedings were initiated.