Serious truck accident: driver injured, B5 blocked between Perleberg!
Serious truck accident: driver injured, B5 blocked between Perleberg!
on Monday morning, around 9.45 a.m., there was a serious truck accident on the B5 between Perleberg and Quitzow, which significantly impaired the road for some time. According to the information from Nordkurier , a 31-year-old truck driver got off the street from a previously unknown cause. The truck crashed into a tree, overturned and was on the roadside from then on while the tree collapsed on the road.
Fortunately, the driver of the truck got away with minor injuries and was immediately taken to the hospital. A 64-year-old car driver who was traveling behind the truck could not avoid and collided with the falling tree, but was not injured. The police completely blocked the street throughout the accident to ensure the safety of everyone involved.effects on the traffic situation
The reciprocated truck is rescued by the dispatchers of the truck company and is to take place on the same day between 6 p.m. and midnight. The property damage amounts to an estimated 150,000 euros, which underlines the seriousness of the incident.
accidents like this are not uncommon and leads a light on the dangers in road traffic, especially when freight vehicles are involved. In 2020 there were almost 420 road traffic accidents with personal injury in Germany, in which freight vehicles were involved, so Research information system . These accidents require special attention, since the risk of other road users in a truck accident is over four times as high as for the occupants of the truck.
statistics and causes of accidents
The data show that between 1995 and 2019 the number of accidents in which goods are involved in goods were involved by almost 50 percent. Nevertheless, the risk of accidents remains high, mainly due to speed violations or errors when turning. A large number of accidents took place in 2020 by car, but also with bicycles and pedestrians. The statistics clearly show how important it is to increase security on our streets.
With a view to the current situation, it remains to be hoped that such accidents can continue to be minimized in the future in order to ensure the safety of all road users.
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| Ort | B5 zwischen Perleberg und Quitzow, Deutschland |
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