Shock moment in Wolgast: Traffic accident with three injuries on L 262!

Shock moment in Wolgast: Traffic accident with three injuries on L 262!

A serious traffic accident occurred in the late afternoon of October 11, 2024 in Wolgast, more precisely on Landesstraße 262 near Brünzow. Around 5:50 p.m. there was a collision between a car and a truck in which three people were injured. The vehicles involved two were badly damaged and had to be removed from the scene of the accident.

The accident was triggered when an 84-year-old driver of a Toyota car with his 81-year-old passenger left a petrol station. When turning left onto the state road, he overlooked a truck from the MAN brand coming from the right, which was directed by a 27-year-old Polish driver. Despite an evasive attempt, the truck could no longer prevent the collision.

injured and damage

The 84-year-old driver and his wife suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries. Both had to be brought to the Greifswald University Hospital. The truck driver suffered minor injuries and was able to remain at the scene of the accident. The amount of damage is estimated at around 15,000 euros, and state road 262 had to be closed for around an hour to enable the accident recording by the police.

These recent developments in Wolgast illustrate the dangers in road traffic, especially with confusing turning processes. It is always important to pay attention to the traffic situation in order to avoid such accidents. If you think about the past accident statistics, it is noticeable that more and more accidents are being registered with personal injury. In 2022 there were 289,672 traffic accidents in Germany with personal injury and unfortunately also 2,788 deaths.

The police underline the relevance of traffic safety and asks all road users to be particularly attentive. Such incidents show how crucial and correct reacting in road traffic. In order to always stay up to date on current events and developments on traffic issues, readers can subscribe to regular updates via different platforms, including regional news pages such as on www.news.de .

It remains to be hoped that the participants will quickly recover and that such incidents can be minimized in the future by increased mindfulness in road traffic. Development in traffic safety remains an important topic in German society.