Silo vehicle crashes against tree: Fortunately, the driver remains intact!

Silo vehicle crashes against tree: Fortunately, the driver remains intact!

Groß Langerwisch, Deutschland - yesterday, on June 16, a spectacular accident occurred in Groß Langerwisch, which luckily ended without injuries. A 55-year-old driver came off the road with his silo vehicle on Kreisstraße 7027 in a curve and crashed into a tree. The impact was so violent that the vehicle overturned and both the tree and two guidelines were affected. The total damage amounts to around 17,000 euros, and the silo vehicle was no longer ready to drive due to the accident and had to be recovered, as the Nordkurier

How often do such incidents occur? In 2023 there were around 2.5 million road traffic accidents in Germany, a number that has increased compared to earlier decades. Most accidents are pure damage to property, while the number of accidents with personal injury at a level of similar levels remain as in 1955. Although the traffic talks in recent years are more about reducing road dead, the trend of the victims remains worrying. Numerous factors contribute to this, including insufficient distance and non -adapted speed, as well as driving under the influence of alcohol - according to Statista Were to record around 15,700 alcohol -related accidents with personal damage.

traffic safety in numbers

The GDV has published extensive data on the German insurance industry in its annual brochure. This statistics not only show the number of accidents recorded, but also the distinction between accidents with property damage and those with personal injury. The number of traffic fatalities in Germany has been significantly reduced since 1970: from 19.193 to 2,839 in 2023. Nevertheless, there was recently a slower downward trend of the traffic fatalities, which is caused by the cause.

• Number of traffic accidents a total of: 2.5 million (2023)
• Number of traffic deaths: 2,839 (2023)
• Alcohol -related accidents: 15,700 with personal injury (2023)
• crashed on e-bikes: 23.744 (2023)

The incident in Groß Langerwisch reminds us that accidents often happen unexpectedly and that security on our streets always remains an important topic. It remains to be hoped that further measures will be taken to reduce both the number of accidents and the associated damage, because in the end it is about getting safe from A to B.