Traffic chaos in Köthen: Several accidents on July 3!

Traffic chaos in Köthen: Several accidents on July 3!

Today, on July 3, 2025, there were several traffic accidents in the region around Köthen, which caused a lot of sensation. At lunchtime there were two collisions that caused both damage of several thousand euros.

The first accident occurred at 12 p.m. at the confluence with Elsdorfer Weg/Gütersee. A 36-year-old woman who was traveling with her VW collided with a 77-year-old man who drove in a Renault. The damage amounts to around 2,000 euros for the Renault and around 1,000 euros for the VW, reports [sachsen-anhalt.de] (https://www.sachsen-anhalt.de/bs/pressemitteilungen/polizei?tx_tsarssinsclude_pi1%5Baction%5D=single&t x_tsarssinclude_pi1%5BController%5D = base & tx_tsarssinclude_pi1%5buid%5d = 582137 & chash = a2e38785db44d007c60b874e1764cd).

serious accident on the B 183 A

At the same time, also at 12 noon, another incident occurred on the B 183 A, near Sandersdorf-Brehna. Here a 52-year-old woman in a Skoda and a 21-year-old woman were involved in a Seat. Both vehicles were damaged so much in the collision that they were no longer ready to drive. The total damage is estimated at around 5,000 euros.

Just an hour and a half earlier, at 10.30 a.m., there was a third traffic accident on Fritz-Brandt-Straße in Zerbst. A 40-year-old man drove his Skoda and collided with a van. The damage to the van is estimated at 4,000 euros and at the Skoda at around 2,000 euros.

crime and animal welfare injury

But there were not only difficulties on the way. In the night from July 2nd to July 3, there was a theft in a car dealership on Halleschen Strasse in Bitterfeld-Wolfen. Unknown perpetrators stole wheels of a Peugeot and damaged the vehicle, which caused damage of around 4,700 euros.

On the same day, a violation of the Animal Welfare Act was reported in Köthen. A dog was left in a Fiat at high temperatures in the car. The fire brigade had to intervene to free the animal and supply them with water. The dog owner only returned around 1:45 p.m. and a fine procedure was initiated.

The general traffic situation in the EU

Europarl.eu lost 22,800 people in 2019. Fortunately, the number of traffic fats was reduced by 36 percent between 2010 and 2020. Nevertheless, the decline has become slower in recent years, such as the latest data of the European Road Safety Observatory, which show from a slight decline in traffic dead in 3% in 2024 report.