Fatal crash near Warsow: 29-year-old dies after hitting a tree

Fatal crash near Warsow: 29-year-old dies after hitting a tree

On December 21, 2025, a fatal traffic accident occurred in Warsow, Germany at 10:00 p.m. A 29-year-old German driver left the road in a right-hand bend and crashed his vehicle into a street tree. The impact was so violent that the car was thrown back onto the road and came to a stop there.

The driver was trapped in the car and had to be rescued by the fire department. Despite immediate resuscitation measures, the young man died at the scene of the accident. The road was completely closed for 3.5 hours while the rescue operation and accident investigation were carried out. A total of 52 comrades from the volunteer fire department were on duty and the property damage was estimated at around 40,000 euros. Further information about the cause of the accident is currently unknown. The increasing number of traffic accidents in Germany remains worrying.

Current accident statistics in Germany

According to reports from the Statistical offices A total of 2,770 people died in road traffic accidents in Germany in 2024, representing a decrease of 69 deaths compared to the previous year. The number of injured was around 365,000, which is just below the previous year's level. On average, 8 people died in traffic every day last year, while 138 serious injuries and 859 minor injuries were recorded.

A total of 2.51 million accidents were recorded by the police, which represents a slight decrease of 0.3% compared to 2023. Of these accidents, 2.22 million resulted in property damage only, while 291,000 accidents resulted in injury or death. Of particular concern is the finding that 65% of those injured and 57% of those who died occurred in accidents in urban areas or on rural roads.

Long-term trends and security initiatives

As the Statista The number of traffic fatalities in Germany has decreased significantly since the early 1970s, from 19,193 people in 1970 to 2,770 in 2024. Nevertheless, the downward trend in traffic fatalities has remained relatively constant since the early 2010s, and with the “Vision Zero” initiative, which aims to allow no more traffic fatalities by 2050, the EU transport ministers want to take further measures for traffic safety.

Statistics show that only 33 people per million inhabitants in Germany will die in traffic accidents in 2024, which is below the EU average of 44 per million. However, human errors and inadequate safety precautions remained common causes of accidents.

The detailed results of traffic accidents are available in the statistical reports “Traffic Accidents Time Series” and “Traffic Accidents 2024”, while information on accidents at regional and local levels can be viewed via the statistical offices’ interactive accident atlas.