Schneverdingen: Jeep accident at 120 km/h-four young people seriously injured!
Schneverdingen: Jeep accident at 120 km/h-four young people seriously injured!
Behringer Straße, 29640 Schneverdingen, Deutschland - A serious traffic accident occurred on Sunday evening, June 8, 2025, in Schneverdingen in the Heidekreis district. Around 6:45 p.m., a Jeep driver lost control of his vehicle on Behringer Strasse between Niederhaverbeck and Ehrhorn. The accident happened on a rainwet road and at excessive speed when the driver crashed into a tree. The speedometer of the jeep stopped at a frightening 120 km/h; The permitted top speed at this point is only 70 km/h, as mopo.de reported.
In the accident, four young adults were seriously injured. The impact was so violent that the driver's side of the vehicle was pressed onto the passenger side and the car was partially torn open. Three occupants were caught in the wreck while a fourth person was outside the vehicle. The local fire brigades from Schneverdingen, Ehrhorn/Wintermoor and wave were quickly in action and had to remove the roof of the jeep to free the injured.
rescue operation and location of the injured
To support the rescue workers, three helicopters from Bremen and Hamburg ended up near the scene of the accident. Three of the four seriously injured were immediately flown to clinics, although it is currently unclear whether there is a risk to life. The emergency services of the Heidekreis and Harburg counties were also on site, and emergency pastors were consulted for the eyewitnesses and the emergency services.
The police closed Behringer Strasse for the accident recording and initiated investigations into negligent bodily harm to the driver. The age and gender of the passengers as well as further details about the course of the accident are still unknown.
background to traffic accidents in Germany
accidents like this are unfortunately not uncommon in Germany. The Statistics of the Federal Statistical Office shows that traffic accidents represent an important source of danger. Statistics not only serve the extraction of reliable data, but also as the basis for legislative measures in traffic education and road construction policy. Insights on the causes of accidents and the consequences of accidents are crucial to analyze the structural problems in road traffic and to avoid future accidents.
In the past, similar accidents occurred in Schneverdingen, including an incident on December 3, 2024, in which a 56-year-old driver tried to avoid a deer and also hit a tree. This incident illustrates the dangers that represent bumps and animal crossings on streets. In this case, the driver suffered serious injuries and his vehicle was classified as a total loss, such as Kreiszeitung.de reported.| Details | |
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| Ort | Behringer Straße, 29640 Schneverdingen, Deutschland |
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