Fatal BMW accident: three dead and two seriously injured in Braunschweig!

Fatal BMW accident: three dead and two seriously injured in Braunschweig!

A tragic traffic accident occurred on Saturday afternoon, October 25, 2025, on Federal Highway 4 in Braunschweig, in which three people lost their lives. Loud regionalheute.de The police wanted to check a BMW on the A2 in the direction of Hanover around 1 p.m. However, the driver decided to escape and accelerated hard.

The escape ended in disaster: the BMW overtook several vehicles on the right and hit other cars in the process. The vehicle crashed uncontrollably into the guardrail and had a fatal head-on collision with a VW in oncoming traffic. As a result, the BMW broke through the bridge railing and fell into the Mittelland Canal, he says rtl.de.

Rescue workers on duty

The fire brigade was quickly on site. Emergency services from Gifhorn and divers from the Wolfsburg fire department were deployed for the rescue. While two occupants of the BMW were seriously injured, the three other occupants were found dead in the water. Two people from the VW were also hospitalized with serious to life-threatening injuries, the rescuers report.

Federal Highway 4 and the Mittelland Canal remain closed due to ongoing investigations and clean-up work. The police called in an expert to clarify the exact circumstances. The risk of such accidents should not be underestimated. The road traffic accident statistics Statistical offices shows that fatal accidents are often caused by excessive speed and risky driving behavior, which was also tragically evident here.

The investigation into the accident and the exact background is still ongoing, but it can already be said that this incident once again shows us the dangers on our roads. It remains to be hoped that such tragedies can be avoided in the future through better traffic education and controls.