Series of accidents on the A66: traffic jams and chaos in the Main-Kinzig district!

Series of accidents on the A66: traffic jams and chaos in the Main-Kinzig district!

This morning, October 28, 2025, several traffic accidents on the A66 motorway caused chaos in the Main-Kinzig district. Between 5:40 a.m. and 7:20 a.m. there were five accidents, some of which caused significant traffic delays. The first incident occurred when a van driver lost control of his vehicle due to wet road conditions between the Schlüchtern-Nord and Schlüchtern-Süd junctions and came to a stop in a ditch. This reported op online.

A short time later there was a rear-end collision between Bad Soden-Salmünster and Bad Orb involving three cars. In Langenselbold, a woman knocked over the guardrail with her car and injured herself. It became extremely unpleasant for road users between Gründau-Lieblos and Gründau-Rothenbergen: there were two further rear-end collisions within a few hundred meters, involving several vehicles. The exact number of injured remains unclear.

Traffic chaos and commuter problems

The result of these accidents: unparalleled traffic chaos. Many drivers tried to avoid the accidents, which led to a long traffic jam in Langenselbold. Gelnhäuser Straße was overloaded and the side streets couldn't cope with the rush either. Anyone who was dependent on the city bus also had to be patient: bus line 54 in the direction of Langenselbold train station was stuck in traffic and sometimes took up to 20 minutes to travel just 500 meters news.de reported.

The police are currently looking for witnesses who can provide information about what happened in the accident. Anyone who has seen something can call 06181 / 90 100.

Further incidents in the district

Aside from the traffic accidents, other incidents also occurred in the Main-Kinzig district that keep the police on their toes. On Tuesday morning, a taxi driver was physically attacked by a group of five people in Hanau. They had argued that the driver was only allowed to transport four passengers. There was a verbal argument that ended in a fight. The driver suffered minor injuries.

In addition, a 59-year-old driver was injured in a collision at a roundabout in Hanau on Monday evening when he overlooked a 19-year-old female driver. The police also rely on witnesses here: information can be reported to 06181 100-120.

Overall, it is clear that not only traffic safety in the Main-Kinzig district must always be in the attention of the authorities, but also the general situation in the cities, where police checks and preventive measures are the order of the day. An elderly man from Gelnhausen was recently robbed in a supermarket, while the police also tracked down violations in the sale of e-cigarettes.