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Fatal motorcycle accident on the A4: traffic paralyzed near Kerpen!
Serious motorcycle accident on the A4 near Düren on June 21, 2025; One driver had a fatal accident, the cause is unclear.
Fatal motorcycle accident on the A4: traffic paralyzed near Kerpen!
A tragic traffic accident occurred on Saturday afternoon on Autobahn 4 between Düren and Kerpen in the direction of Cologne. A 60-year-old motorcyclist from the Westerwald district was killed. According to reports from ksta.de The accident happened around 3 p.m. when a 52-year-old driver from Aachen skidded for reasons that are still unclear. Her vehicle slid uncontrollably onto the right side of the road where the motorcyclist was.
The collision was fatal: the front wheel of the motorcycle tore off and the biker was thrown several meters across the road before he remained motionless. Several drivers stopped and provided first aid, but the motorcyclist suffered such serious injuries that all attempts at resuscitation by the emergency services and first responders were unsuccessful. He died at the scene of the accident t-online.de reported.
Emergency services and traffic disruption
The Merzenich community fire department was quickly on site with 16 personnel under the leadership of Domenik Ahrens and the police secured the scene of the accident. A rescue helicopter was requested while the motorway police completely closed the road in the direction of Cologne. During the operation there was a backlog of up to 45 minutes because the police had to redirect traffic from the Merzenich junction via country roads. After extensive forensic investigation by an accident investigation team, the traffic situation was relaxed again around 6:45 p.m. and the road was opened in the evening after the vehicle wreckage had been certified.
Such serious accidents on the highways are shocking and shed light on the dangers that lurk on the roads. The road traffic accident statistics destatis.de shows that accidents like this are not only tragic, but also important for future measures in the areas of road safety, road construction and traffic education. The numbers help to understand the structures of accidents and thus initiate necessary changes in the infrastructure and legislation.
It becomes clear again and again how important it is to drive responsibly in order to avoid tragic accidents. Our thoughts are with the relatives of the deceased motorcyclist and everyone affected by this unfortunate event.