Two injuries after spectacular intersection in Chemnitz!

in Chemnitz, a traffic accident occurred at around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, January 7, 2025, in which two people were injured. The accident occurred at the Augustusburger Straße/Yorkstrasse intersection when a car collided with a Ford. The accident site was partially closed to enable rescue and recovery measures. Both the emergency services and the fire brigade were deployed, while the traffic accident service started the investigation into the course of the accident, such as "https://www.blick.de/chemnitz/zwehren-nach-nachungscrash-in-chemnitz-polmi-zum-unfalleg-artikel13656063"> Blick.de reported.

The latest statistics on the traffic situation in chemnitz show that a total of 23,061 traffic accidents were registered in the area of ​​responsibility of the Chemnitz police department in 2023. This represents an increase of 1.101 accidents or 5.0 percent compared to the previous year. The regional distributions are particularly striking: 31 percent of accidents occurred in Chemnitz, 30 percent in the district of Central Saxony and 33 percent in the Erzgebirge group. In 2,516 traffic accidents with personal damage, 3,247 people were injured, and 43 people lost their lives, such as police.sachsen.de

increasing number of accidents and main causes of accident

The accident statistics show that the number of traffic accidents in Chemnitz in 2023 by 6.2 percent to 7,170 increase, with nine people killed and 821 injured. 6,941 accidents were registered in the district of Central Saxony, which corresponds to an increase of 3.5 percent. The most common causes of accidents are "insufficient safety distance" and "non -retained speed". Particular attention should also be paid to the increasing number of accidents among young drivers (18-24 years) and older drivers (65 years and older), which are also significantly represented in the statistics.