Fatal accident on Lake Constance: Three dead and seriously injured from Tuttlingen

Fatal accident on Lake Constance: Three dead and seriously injured from Tuttlingen

A serious traffic accident occurred on Wednesday, June 6, 2025, on the federal road B 31 between Rengoldshausen-Nußdorf and Burgberg. Three people from Tuttlingen were fatally injured when their BMW broke up head -on with an oncoming Mercedes. This tragic incident occurred around 2:45 p.m. when the occupants, a 74 and 75-year-old couple and an 86-year-old man at the wheel, tried to drive home before the announced storms. According to information from Schwäbische died at the scene of the accident while the two men were seriously injured.

The driver of the oncoming Mercedes, a 75-year-old man, as well as two women aged 71 and 75 in the same vehicle also lost their lives. The two seriously injured men from the BMW are now in intensive care units in clinics in Ravensburg and Friedrichshafen. The relatives hope for the survival of the two, whose condition is described as critical.

the cause of the accident and rescue measures

The exact cause of the accident is still unclear. According to explanations of Südkurier , the B31 was closed immediately after the accident. The police received the alarm around 3:15 p.m. and had to free several people from the vehicles that were trapped. A total of five injured people were brought to surrounding hospitals, including with the support of two rescue helicopters.

In this context, it should be mentioned that in another collision on the B31, a 19-year-old Daimler Benz driver was seriously injured due to a similar misfortune. This illustrates the dangers on this heavily frequented street, which was recently also the subject of a comprehensive traffic accident statistics, which was published by Destatis These statistics should help to better understand the causes of accidents and thus avoid future accidents.

The sad events on Lake Constance raise questions regarding traffic safety and underline the need for conscious driving, especially in unfavorable weather conditions or other obstacle factors.