Bus accident at the central stop: 64-year-old injured and saved!

Bus accident at the central stop: 64-year-old injured and saved!

On Monday morning, an accident at the central stop in Chemnitz caused excitement and numerous impairments in local public transport. According to mdr there was an incident in which a 64-year-old man was injured. The man slid off while passing a standing bus and clamped between the bus and the sidewalk edge.

The rescue workers were alerted immediately. The fire brigade was able to free the man with special lifting pillows and this was then treated on an outpatient basis in the hospital. During the rescue measures, the affected area of the central stop was blocked, which led to travel failures and diversions in traffic. The police calmed down the passers -by by explaining that the situation for outsiders looked worse than it actually was. In addition, a privacy screen was set up during the rescue to protect the personal data of the injured person.

accident at the intersection

only recently, on May 12, 2025, another incident occurred at the central stop. At around 7:45 a.m., two trams from Chemnitzer Verkehrs-AG (CVAG) of lines 3 and 4. Fortunately, according to the spokeswoman Juliane Kirste, there were no personal injury, but the incident led to considerable restrictions in the timetable and partially blocked the approaches of the stop. The traffic was released again at around 9 a.m. during the accident site, but an exact amount of damage is not yet known, such as Tag24 reported.

security statistics as the basis for future measures

The latest events take a look at general traffic safety in Germany. According to Destatis , detailed accident statistics serve to analyze the causes of accidents and the resulting measures in legislation, traffic and vehicle technology. The statistics are important in order to show structures of the accident and thus to optimize transport policy.