Small van accident on B169: driver seriously injured!

Small van accident on B169: driver seriously injured!

Lauchhammer, Deutschland - A serious accident occurred on July 4, 2025 on the B169 between Lauchhammer and Schwarzheide. A van overturned and remained on the side. The emergency services not only had to look after the driver, but also use a rescue helicopter that landed on site. The 44-year-old driver of the van was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

The accident also damaged a protective out of a length of 20 meters. In order to reverse traffic, the B169 was temporarily closed, and the vehicles had to be redirected by the adjacent industrial area. Although the circumstances of the accident still peel in the dark, a towing car has already been requested to recover the damaged van. The exact causes and the resulting property damage are currently still unclear how lr-online.de reports.

a tragic incident before

Traffic on the B169 had recently experienced another dark incident. On April 19, 2025, a fatal traffic accident in Central Saxony caused the mind. Two vehicles collapsed head-on in a light curve, which fatally ended for a 65-year-old Skoda driver. The driver of a Jaguar, 45 years old, was seriously injured and also had to be hospitalized.

The fire brigade from North Saxony was on site to free the two drivers. The B169 was closed for several hours because of this serious accident, and the police continued to investigate the cause of the accident, supported by an expert at Dekra. The property damage is estimated to be 35,000 euros, and the police are looking for witnesses, especially the driver of an outdated vehicle who was traveling towards Riesa at the time of the accident. Further details can be found on Blick.de.

The accident statistics in view

These serious traffic accidents are part of a major problem that affects traffic safety in Germany. According to the road traffic accident statistics of the Destatis, detailed and comprehensive data are necessary in order to analyze the accident situation and to develop suitable measures in legislation, traffic education as well as in road and vehicle construction. The statistics record accidents with personal injury and property damage and provide knowledge that are important for state traffic policy.