Schwerin: Accident at intersection! Two injuries after traffic lights!

Schwerin: Accident at intersection! Two injuries after traffic lights!

Crivitzer Chaussee, 19055 Schwerin, Deutschland - An accident caused excitement in Schwerin this morning. On Tuesday, June 24th, around 9:50 a.m., a collision between two vehicles occurred at an intersection in the Crivitzer Chaussee. As the Ostsee-Zeitung reported, two people were injured. The 39-year-old driver and a 70-year-old driver had to be taken to a hospital for medical treatment; The severity of her injuries has so far remained unknown.

The cause of the accident is clear according to initial investigations: The young woman is said to have disregarded a red traffic light when she turned into the intersection from Lomonosowstrasse, while the older driver was traveling towards Crivitz. Both vehicles were damaged so much by the crash that they were no longer ready to drive and had to be towed. The property damage is estimated at around 60,000 euros. Witnesses of the incident are asked to report to the police.

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accidents such as this lichen up on the general security situation in road traffic, which according to Destatis in recent years. Road traffic accident statistics provide important data on the cause of the accident and to the people involved, which are used as the basis for measures in transport policy. This data is important to avoid future accidents and to increase traffic safety in Europe.

This was the only a few months ago, at the end of February, a tragic incident that also made headlines in Schwerin. A driver had raced across Ratzeburger Straße at almost five times of the permitted speed and had killed a 65-year-old driver. According to Nordkurier is now active in this case due to negligent killing and at risk of road traffic. The speed violation was so serious that speeds of 142 to 143 km/h were measured - in a zone where only 30 km/h are allowed.

These two incidents show in an urgent way that traffic safety is important to many. It remains to be hoped that such accidents can occur in the future, while both the investigation and the formation of transport policy contribute to improving the situation.