Three dead and seriously injured: tragic traffic accident near Überlingen

Three dead and seriously injured: tragic traffic accident near Überlingen

On Wednesday afternoon, a tragic traffic accident occurred on the B31 near Überlingen on Lake Constance, in which three people were lost and three more injured. According to SWR , a car got on the oncoming lane and collided with an oncoming vehicle. There were three people in both cars, with two women dying in one car and one woman in the other vehicle.

The accident occurred during the main traffic time, which also complicated the situation. T-Online reported that the route has been blocked between Überlingen-Ost and Nußdorf became. Due to the blocking, the alternative routes quickly overloaded, which is why the police spokesman advised to avoid the affected route if this was not absolutely necessary.

Details of the accident

The circumstances of the accident remain unclear. The driver who got on the opposite lane was one of the injured and must now be interviewed. The serious injuries concerned both the two drivers and another passenger in the vehicles involved.

The rescue work took a long time due to the circumstances, and the federal road remained completely closed. Such accidents are not unusual, because in Germany there were around 2.5 million road traffic accidents in 2023, such as the data of Statista

insight into the accident statistics

The downward trend of the road dead has slowed down since the early 2010s, but tragic accidents such as this throw questions about security measures. The number of traffic fatalities in Germany was 2,839 in 2023, while in 1970 it was still 19,193. It is sought not to record any traffic fatalities with the "Vision Zero" by 2050.

Frequent causes of traffic accidents with personal injury are insufficient distance, non -adapted speed and drive under the influence of alcohol. These factors are still tragically relevant, as the latest statistics prove.