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Fatal accident on the B96: Woman dies after crash near Wormlage
Accidents on the B96 in Brandenburg: Serious injuries and traffic disruptions on July 8th and 9th, 2025. Police are investigating.
Fatal accident on the B96: Woman dies after crash near Wormlage
A tragic traffic accident made headlines today on the B96 federal highway in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district. On Wednesday afternoon around 6 p.m. there was a serious accident between Wormlage and Saalhausen in which a 62-year-old woman was seriously injured. Despite the rapid intervention of the emergency services, the woman later died in hospital rbb24 reported.
The incident was triggered when the woman's vehicle left the road and crashed into a tree. Firefighters were on scene to free her from the wreckage and take her to the hospital immediately. During the operation, the B96 had to be closed for several hours, which led to traffic delays. A rescue helicopter assisted in the rescue effort and police have begun an investigation into the exact cause of the accident.
Collision of two vehicles
Just one day earlier, on July 8, 2025, another accident occurred on the same B96 near Kleinkoschen. A Seat SUV and a Ford collided here, injuring a total of four people, including a nine-year-old child. The child had to be flown to the hospital in Dresden in a rescue helicopter. The three adults were taken to area hospitals, while the vehicles were no longer drivable and had to be towed away. The estimated property damage was at least 50,000 euros, and the B96 remained closed until shortly before 9 p.m lr online reported.
Such incidents highlight road safety in Germany. According to the Statistics from the Federal Statistical Office Comprehensive data on traffic accidents is crucial for developing measures in legislation, traffic education, road construction and vehicle technology. Every year, numerous people are involved in traffic accidents and the consequences of such accidents are often catastrophic, as current events show.
It remains to be hoped that targeted measures can both increase road safety and better identify and eliminate the causes of accidents. Such accidents are always a bitter blow of fate for the relatives of the woman involved in the accident and those involved in the collision in Kleinkoschen.