Fatal traffic accident: 73-year-old succumbed to injuries to Döhlau

Fatal traffic accident: 73-year-old succumbed to injuries to Döhlau

Döhlau, Deutschland - A tragic traffic accident occurred on Sunday, January 12, 2025, on State Road 2181 between Döhlau and Untersteinach. A 73-year-old driver from the Bayreuth district lost control of her Kia around 5 p.m., came into oncoming traffic, according to the first reports and collided head-on with an oncoming vehicle. The driver was unable to react in good time and first caught an Opel in which a 47-year-old woman was sitting with her two young children, 9 and 11 years old. Then there was a difficult collision with an Audi, occupied by a 62-year-old driver and his 60-year-old passenger.

Despite immediate help from emergency services, the fire brigade and the police, the person who caused the accident died at the scene of the accident. Fortunately, the inmates of the Opel only suffered minor injuries, while the driver and the passenger of the Audi were carried away by moderate injuries and were transported to surrounding hospitals. A total of 122 emergency services were on site to help with the rescue and salvage work that continued until late at night. The fire brigade not only secured the scene of the accident, but also took care of the purity of the lane and the dismissal of the operating material, which led to a total damage of around 60,000 euros, such as bayreuther-tagblatt.de reported.

the cause of the accident still unknown

The exact circumstances that led to this unfortunate incident have so far been unclear and are examined by the investigative authorities. In order to ensure the safety of the emergency services and the proper accident recording, state road 2181 was completely closed during the entire rescue work. The fire brigade's last emergency services were only able to reach their wards again after the road was cleaned again and handed over to the police. As Fireworld.at , the affected section remains closed to traffic until further notice, while the investigation into the genuable accident Run.