Fatal frontal accident: 64-year-old dies on B294 near Bad Wildbad

Fatal frontal accident: 64-year-old dies on B294 near Bad Wildbad

Bad Wildbad, Deutschland - A tragic car accident shook the federal road 294 near Bad Wildbad when a 64-year-old man from the district of Calw lost his life in winter conditions. The Dacia driver was traveling from Höfen towards Calmbach at 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, December 14th, 2024, when he got on the oncoming lane for an unknown cause and broke up frontally with the Suzuki of a 57-year-old woman. These and their 27-year-old passenger were seriously injured in the impact and brought to hospitals for treatment, such as nonstopnews.de reported .

The fire brigade had to free the 27-year-old passenger from the vehicle. Despite immediate rescue measures, any help came too late for the 64-year-old person who caused the accident-he died at the scene of the accident. The local authorities blocked the road for several hours to take the accident and take care of the injured people, while the temperatures were around freezing and snowfall made it more difficult, as Schwarzwaelder-bote.de recorded .

The police have initiated an investigation into the exact course of the accident and sent the public prosecutor an expert to clarify the circumstances to the scene of the accident. The frontal crash led to considerable traffic disruptions on the B294 and underlines the risk of trips under winter conditions.