Serious accident on A4: Six injuries and problems at Rettunggasse
Serious accident on A4: Six injuries and problems at Rettunggasse
On Tuesday, June 3, 2025, a serious traffic accident occurred on Autobahn 4 in the direction of Aachen, shortly before the Kerpen motorway junction. A total of five vehicles were involved, with six people being injured, including one. The Frechen fire brigade used a hydraulic rescue device to save the seriously injured person and transported them to a maximum care hospital with a rescue helicopter. The other injuries were brought to surrounding hospitals with ambulances.
The journey of the rescue workers was significantly more difficult by an inadequately educated rescue alley. In some cases, the ambulance crew had to walk to the scene of the accident on foot. An intervening fireman helped clear the access to the scene of the accident, which significantly improved the situation. The fire brigade and police emphasize the importance of a correctly formed rescue alley in order to be able to help quickly in emergencies. The use lasted around two and a half hours and included important security measures such as disconnecting batteries and fire protection.
the cause of the accident and investigation
So far, no information on the cause of the accident and property damage is known, since the investigation by an accident recording team of the police is still ongoing. In another incident on the same day, another accident occurred on the A4, in which two cars traveling next to each other fell into skid and crashed into the middle course plank. A total of four people with minor injuries were taken to the hospital.The difficulties that arose to the emergency services when they arrive to the scene of the accident are alarming. As the Frechen fire brigade reports, such problems are often the result of a rescue alley that has not been formed properly. In order to be able to react quickly in traffic jams or storming traffic, vehicles on the left lane should switch to the left and in all other traces to the right. So a free alley can be created in the middle. This regulation is legally anchored and is requested by the Road Traffic Regulations (StVO), whereby displacements can be punished with high fines.
importance of the rescue alley
The formation of a rescue alley is crucial to enable emergency vehicles to pass rapid passage. The alley must remain open when the traffic stalls, even if the vehicles stand still. Authorities and the media keep starting information campaigns in order to sharpen the awareness of drivers for this important regulation. Technological support is also offered, for example by navigation systems that are reminiscent of the formation of a rescue alley.
In order to minimize such tragic incidents and difficulties in an emergency, it is necessary to spread knowledge about the correct formation of the emergency alleys and to sensitize the drivers.
For more information about the importance of the rescue alley and rules of conduct in road traffic, visit derbusskatalog.org .
The injured people and their relatives deserve our sympathy. We hope for a early recovery and a better understanding of the rules in road traffic.
You can also find more details on the accident in the reports of Rundschau-online.de
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