Driver (22) dies after frontal collision with trucks in Western Pomerania!

Driver (22) dies after frontal collision with trucks in Western Pomerania!

Anklam, Deutschland - A tragic incident occurred on Sunday evening between Anklam and Ducherow. A 22-year-old driver died in a frontal collision with a truck. The young man was trapped in his vehicle in the accident and still succumbed to his serious injuries at the scene of the accident. While the truck driver, 57 years old, is interrogated by the investigators, the exact cause of the truck's agreement is still unclear. The police have started the cause of the accident in order to bring light to the tragic matter. [Stern.de reports that ...] (https://www.stern.de/sgesellschaft/mecklenburg-vorpommern/unfall --autoFer-stirt-bei-frontalgstoss-mit-lkoten-359356.html)

The accident not only caused horror on site, but also had an important impact on road traffic. The B109 was closed until morning due to the accident, which led to considerable traffic disruptions. At a time when the number of traffic accidents with personal injury in Germany has tended to decrease since 1999, this incident unfortunately shows that the risk continues in road traffic.

Current accident statistics

Research Information System.de There were almost 420 road traffic accidents in Germany, on which goods vehicle were involved. In around 59.8 percent of the cases, the trucks were the main cause. Although the number of accidents with freight vehicle vehicles has tended to decrease in recent decades, the consequences for the other road users are often more serious.

In 2020, a total of 29,882 people had an accident with trucks in accidents, with about 80 percent of those affected being other road users. The most common causes of such accidents are the non -compliance with the speed limit and errors when turning, turning or reversing.

traffic safety in focus

The tragic incident in Western Pomerania-Greifswald makes it clear that the topic of traffic safety is more relevant than ever. According to the statistics, the risk of being killed in a truck accident is more than four times as high for other road users as for the inmates of a goods vehicle. The unfortunate accident reminds us all of us to act carefully and considerently in road traffic.