Car overturns at stunt show: five injuries in Leinfelden!

Car overturns at stunt show: five injuries in Leinfelden!

At a car stunt show in Leinfelden-Echterdingen in the Esslingen district, a serious accident occurred on Whit Monday. Shortly after 3 p.m., a stunt car got out of control during a planned rollover and overturned several times before rolling into the audience area. Five people, including three adults and two children, suffered minor injuries. All injuries were cared for by rescue workers on site and partly brought to a nearby clinic. The 21-year-old driver of the stunt vehicle was not injured. The emergency services were deployed with three vehicles, an emergency doctor and an organizational director, while the fire brigade was on site with two vehicles and eight emergency services. The Esslingen traffic police have started the investigation into the cause of the accident, which is currently still unknown, reports Schwäbische Post .

The incident occurred on a hardware store car park where the stunt show took place. According to the first reports, a security vehicle had not been able to prevent the accident. While there were initially seven slightly injured people, the police later confirmed the number of five injured spectators. The fire brigade and the emergency services worked quickly to supply the injured and restore the security on site, such as Rheinpfalz reported.

safety aspects at events

accidents like this raise important questions about security at public events. The DGUV Information 215-310 "Safety at events and productions" offers comprehensive information and practical help for the organization of such events. It serves as a guide to implement state requirements and provisions of the accident insurance institutions. In particular after the new version of May 2025, the relevant security standards have been updated to ensure the highest possible protection for visitors.

The topics of updating include adaptation to the current regulations and regulations as well as new sections for violence prevention and film and external productions. These regulations are of great importance to guarantee the security of the parties and the audience and to avoid accidents such as the recently explained in Leinfelden-Echterdingen, as is also explained on the DGUV website DGUV .