Truck accident on A6: Traffic chaos near Crailsheim!

Truck accident on A6: Traffic chaos near Crailsheim!

Crailsheim, Deutschland - A serious traffic accident occurred today on Autobahn 6 near Crailsheim, Baden-Württemberg. A 31-year-old truck driver came off the road in a construction site area, which led to considerable traffic disruptions towards Heilbronn. The right lane had to be blocked for several hours, which formed a long backflow. The driver's tractor -trailer, which was loaded with concrete parts, was stuck in the softened green strip and required the intervention of a towing service to rescue. Fortunately, despite the shock, the driver remained unharmed, as swr3.de .

accidents on Autobahn 6

The incident with several trucks is not the only accident that affected the A6 on Friday. At 6:00 a.m., a third accident occurred between Rauenberg and Kreuz Walldorf, where five trucks collided. Another truck crashed into the barrier of a night construction site at 2:00 a.m. after he had to avoid wild animals on the road. Fortunately, the driver of this first accident was unharmed, while the subsequent collisions had much more serious consequences.

The increase in such accidents leads to a worrying trend on the streets. Every year, thousands of people in the EU lose their lives in traffic accidents or are seriously injured. The numbers show a positive development, since between 2010 and 2020 the number of traffic victims in Europe could be reduced by 36 percent. Even if the pandemic caused temporary declines in the number of traffic, the long -term statistics are alarming. In 2019, 22,800 people died in road traffic and despite a decline around 4,000 in 2020, security on the streets remains of crucial importance on how young and old road users are affected, as in Europarl.europa.eu documented.