Aquaplaning drama on the A20: two accidents, an injured person!

Aquaplaning drama on the A20: two accidents, an injured person!

On Wednesday evening, July 9th, there were two serious traffic accidents on Autobahn 20 near Strasburg in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, both of which were caused by aquaplaning. The weather conditions had changed abruptly in the region, which made the streets slippery and thus increased the risk to drivers. A 37-year-old man headed for a VW Passat in the direction of Lübeck around 6:25 p.m. when he lost control of his vehicle. The car then hurled to the left, collided with the guardrail and an emergency column. The driver was slightly injured, but his vehicle was no longer ready to drive. The property damage amounts to around 30,000 euros, such as the Ostsee-Zeitung Another accident occurred at the same time, in which a 39-year-old driver with his VW Golf also lost control of his vehicle. He also crashed into the guardrail, and his car was also no longer ready to drive. In this case, the damage was around 20,000 euros. As a consequence of these incidents, the A20 in the direction of Lübeck was partially closed for about three hours, which led to considerable traffic disruptions. Vehicles had to be diverted over the left lane.

further accidents in the region

These two accidents are not the only incidents that have taken place on the streets of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in the past few weeks. The sudden heavy rain also led to several incidents on the motorways 19 and 20. According to a report of the NDR , there was over 100,000 euros in total in the region through aquaplan accidents. One example is the accident of a 59-year-old man who came off the road with his vehicle combination due to aquaplaning-like conditions and crashed into the middle protection schedule.

The risk of aquaplaning is not only favored by heavy rains, but also by inadequate speed and poor tire conditions that are unable to derive water. Experts advise you to reduce the speed in wet conditions to less than 80 km/h in order to minimize the risk. In general, the following applies: With aquaplaning, it is important to stay calm, to carry out slow steering movements and not carry out strong braking so as not to skid. The bussgeld-info has summarized all important information.

With increasing traffic in the summer months, every driver should be particularly attentive and be aware of the dangers of aquaplaning. These events show once again that in bad weather it is important to exercise the necessary caution in order to get to the goal.