Horrible accident in Neuruppin: 19-year-old seriously injured after a frontal crash!

Horrible accident in Neuruppin: 19-year-old seriously injured after a frontal crash!

On Wednesday evening, November 5th, there was a serious traffic accident in Neuruppin in which a 19-year-old passenger was seriously injured. A 21-year-old driver from the Erzgebirgskreis lost control of his Audi A5 and crashed head-on into a tree. The vehicle was deformed to such an extent that the passenger was trapped in the passenger compartment. This reports that Fire department magazine.

The emergency services from the Neuruppin fire department were alerted at 10:13 p.m. with the keyword “traffic accident, trapped person”. The driver was able to leave the Audi independently despite his injuries. However, when the fire brigade arrived, it was necessary to free the passenger using technical equipment. After around an hour and intensive cooperation with the emergency services, the 19-year-old was finally stabilized and taken to hospital. A total of 23 emergency services and five fire brigade vehicles were on duty, all of whom worked on a voluntary basis.

Accident sequence and effects

The accident occurred on Fehrbelliner Straße when the driver drove over a traffic island and then crashed into a street lamp and finally a tree. The scene of the accident was disturbed by uninvolved passers-by. Operations manager Kevin Gregorian criticized the behavior of the onlookers who ignored the barriers and thus hindered the rescue operation. This made this difficult in an already tense situation where time to free the passenger was of the utmost importance.

The driver's breath alcohol test showed a level of 0.92 per mille, which indicates that he was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident. A blood sample was taken at the hospital. The police called in an expert from Dekra to clarify the circumstances of the accident, while the vehicle was confiscated on the orders of the public prosecutor.

Traffic disruptions

Fehrbelliner Straße was completely closed for around three hours due to the rescue and recovery work and was then only accessible on one side for two hours. The road was only fully reopened at 2:20 a.m. The estimated material damage amounts to around 30,000 euros. This is also mentioned here Märkische Allgemeine the difficult conditions during the operation.

This tragic incident is a stark reminder of the responsibility we bear in traffic, including towards our fellow human beings and the emergency services who risk their lives to save others.