Terrible accident on A7 near Göttingen: Four seriously injured, motorway closed for days!

Terrible accident on A7 near Göttingen: Four seriously injured, motorway closed for days!

In a serious traffic accident on Autobahn 7 near Göttingen, a total of seven people were injured on Wednesday afternoon, October 2, 2024, including a four -month -old baby. The accident site was at the Göttingen-Nord junction. The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. when a Honda Accord, who wanted to drive up on the highway, got into skidding for an unknown cause. The Honda was occupied by three people, including the 44-year-old driver and his 32-year-old passenger as well as the toddler.

The collapsing traffic was dramatic: After the Honda was rotated around its own axis several times, there was a frontal collision with a Hyundai that was traveling towards Kassel. There were four people in this vehicle, including a 31-year-old driver and his 58-year-old passenger and a two-year-old child.

injured and consequences of the accident

The injured people were seriously injured and three more were slightly injured. A ambulance were immediately alerted, which the injuries transported to a hospital in Göttingen. This accident led to a full closure of the highway towards Kassel for several hours. The closure lasted around five hours, which resulted in considerable chaos in road traffic. The motorway police report a backlog of up to twelve kilometers, and the detour routes were also heavily overloaded.

The exact circumstances that led to this serious accident are currently the subject of an investigation that is examined by an expert at the order of the Göttingen public prosecutor's office. The first estimates put the total damage at around 55,000 euros. The incident not only has a significant impact on the families concerned, but also enormous effects on all traffic. Many commuters and travelers were forced to accept long waiting times and to go on alternative routes.

The fact that there is such a small child among the injured is particularly tragic. This raises questions about traffic safety, especially when you consider that the road was rain wet at the time of the accident. Such conditions increase the risk of accidents if the drivers do not react accordingly. The authority will certainly also take the weather conditions into account during the examination.

The police and the emergency services worked closely together during the rescue and rescue work in order to stabilize the situation as soon as possible. Only around 8:45 p.m. could the motorway blocked, which brought the urgently needed relief.

This accident again illustrates how important it is to adapt the speed and to exercise special caution, especially in bad weather conditions. Further information on the circumstances and the progress of the investigation is expected, while the authorities keep an eye on the situation.