Senior woman in Hückeswagen is overwhelmed by her own car - helicopter insert!

Senior woman in Hückeswagen is overwhelmed by her own car - helicopter insert!

On Saturday, June 21, 2025, a tragic incident occurred in Hückeswagen that seriously injured a 73-year-old woman. Around 7 p.m., the senior team parked her automatic vehicle in the entrance of her house. For an unknown cause, she fell while getting out and was overwhelmed by her own vehicle. The local police recorded the incident and takes on the investigation into the clarification of the exact circumstances, as tixio.

Due to the severity of her injuries, the woman was immediately flown to a hospital in Cologne-Merheim with a rescue helicopter. The exact details of medical care are not yet known, but this incident once again shows how quickly there can be tragic accidents in road traffic. Unveils [Express] (https://www.express.de/nrw/hueckeswagen-73-jaehrige- von-ewen-auto-ueberrollt rescue helicopter-in-use-1048795) The drama of the accident remains, the cause of the fall and the subsequent overhead.

seniors in road traffic

The current figures that Destatis published that older people, especially from the age of 65, are rarely involved in traffic accidents as younger road users. This could be related to the fact that they take less in road traffic. Nevertheless, the likelihood of serious injuries to seniors is higher because they are often on the road as unprotected pedestrians.

In 2021, 66,812 people were involved in accidents, which corresponds to 14.5 percent of all people involved. Among these accidentally 45,123 seniors, 868 of whom were killed and 11,169 seriously injured. It is particularly striking that the over 75-year-olds were 75.9 percent of the accidents. It seems that older drivers also disregard the right of way more often.

A high proportion of older people now has access to their own car. According to statistical surveys of 2022, 77.7 percent of households in the age group from 70 to 79 years of age had at least one car, which underlines the importance of mobility for this age group.

We hope that the woman affected will soon be recovered and wish her a lot of strength in this difficult time. It is to be hoped that the incident will initiate further discussions about the safety in road traffic and the responsible handling of older drivers.