Tragic traffic accident in Worms: pedestrian dies after collision

Tragic traffic accident in Worms: pedestrian dies after collision

Worms, Deutschland - in Worms there was a tragic traffic accident on Saturday morning, in which an 84-year-old woman succumbed to her injuries after a collision with a car. Like SWR Aktuell reported a 71-year-old driver when turning a couple who just wanted to cross the road.

The accident occurred in the city center of Worms, near a shopping park. The driver had come from the parking lot of the shopping park and wanted to turn into Scheidtstrasse when the couple entered the road. While the 85-year-old man was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, his 84-year-old wife later suffered her serious injuries. The driver, on the other hand, was unharmed.

cause and investigation

These tragic circumstances fall into a context in which the traffic safety situation in Germany is viewed critically. According to dvr , the number of people killed in traffic accidents in 2023 increased by 1.8 % compared to the previous year. The 2,839 people who died this year in traffic accidents make the importance of the measures to increase pedestrian security. Manfred Wirsch, President of the German Road Safety Council, called for a stronger consideration of pedestrian security in transport policy.

The federal government is working on a foot traffic strategy that, among other things, provides for the arrangement of zebra crossing without proof of a "special local risk situation" and the simplification of the assignment of areas for foot and bicycle traffic. One goal of these measures is to increase traffic safety and avoid confusion through changing speed limits.

-transmitted by West-East media