Aquaplaning drama: serious accident on the A20-driver unharmed!

Aquaplaning drama: serious accident on the A20-driver unharmed!

On Pentecost Sunday, June 8, 2025, a serious accident occurred on the A20 at around 8:30 a.m. when a 43-year-old Opel driver from Lübeck drove towards Wismar. According to nordkurier.de , the vehicle started to slide and collided with the middle protection plank due to aquaplaning. The Opel finally came to the right of the road and stopped in the banquet. Fortunately, the three occupants of the vehicle were not injured, while the property damage is estimated at more than 3,000 euros.

The accident on the A20 is not isolated. There have also been increasing incidents on the A19 recently. On May 23, 2025, the police recorded several accidents due to sudden heavy rain and unadjusted driving style, in which a total of over 100,000 euros was created. Only one person was slightly injured. Accidents on the A20 at 8 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. drivers aged 59 and 44, who both went off the road and rammed the middle protection plank or external protection plank, with damage of 31,000 euros and 7,500 euros, but no injuries were complained about, such as ndr.de reported.

safety in road traffic

The increasing number of accidents throws a light on general traffic safety in Germany. According to an analysis of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), an average of ten people die every day in road traffic, and there are over 2 million traffic accidents annually, of which over 225,000 are connected to personal injury. The traffic accident statistics show in particular that younger drivers (18-25 years) in particular have almost twice the risk of serious or even fatal accidents. This is often caused by a lack of driving experience and unadjusted speeds, such as kfz.net explained.

The causes of the accident are diverse. While long -term declines in road dead have been observed in recent decades, aquaplaning remains a dangerous situation in heavy rain that affects many drivers unprepared. Enlightenment and security measures are all the more important to permanently minimize the risk on the streets. It is recommended to always consider the weather conditions when driving and to adapt the speed accordingly in order to reduce the likelihood of such incidents.