Winter chaos in Hesse: traffic accidents and truck traffic jams through snowfall!

On January 2, 2025, a strong snowfall in Hesse caused considerable traffic restrictions and a truck accident in the Rheingau-Taunus district. The K703 between Seitzenhahn and the junction to Bleidenstadt had to be completely closed due to the accident, which also impaired line traffic, since many buses could not run. Despite the adverse weather conditions, many families and children used the winter landscape for leisure activities, especially at popular tobogganing locations such as the "high root" and the "Wiesbadener Platte".

In addition, the winter weather, which also caused problems in Central, North and East Hesse, led to numerous accidents on the streets. According to a report by FFH , the police headquarters in Kassel registered 18 weather-related accidents until afternoon, which largely resulted in tin damage and several had slight injuries. In East Hesse, the police counted twelve smooth accidents until the early afternoon. The incident of a 23-year-old in Hofbieber, who came off the street and had to be taken to the hospital, was particularly worrying. In Central Hesse, a total of 34 accidents by smoothness was reported, which caused a total damage of around 183,000 euros.

further effects of the winter weather

The onset of winter also affected the start of training of the third division soccer team SV Wehen Wiesbaden, who had to cancel his prelude on the Halberg and instead out of the gym. On the A3 near Niedernhausen there was a truck across the smooth roads. However, thanks to the use of clearing vehicles, the streets in the Taunus remained largely quiet. At Frankfurt Airport, 120 out of 1,090 planned starts and landings were canceled, which was due to the cleared runway and landing tracks as well as the poor visibility. Deutsche Bahn also reported delays and failures in train traffic in the Frankfurt area in the morning; The situation normalized around noon and only a few connections of delays reported.