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Horrible accident in Zittau: Pedestrian dies after collision!
On October 31, 2025, there was a tragic accident in Zittau in which a pedestrian was fatally injured.
Horrible accident in Zittau: Pedestrian dies after collision!
On the evening of October 31, 2025, at 6:50 p.m., a tragic traffic accident occurred in Zittau. A 21-year-old driver of a Skoda collided with an 18-year-old pedestrian. This accident occurred on Goldbachstrasse for reasons that are still unclear and had fatal consequences: the pedestrian died from her serious injuries a short time later. As a first step, a rescue helicopter was requested to provide help as quickly as possible. The police traffic accident service has started an investigation and is calling on witnesses to the incident to report to the Görlitz traffic police station or another police station. The telephone number of the Görlitz traffic police station is 03591 367 0 if you have any relevant information. This information was provided by Medienservice Sachsen.
Another event that attracted attention took place on TV on the same day. Benjamin Bieneck announced during the current live broadcast of “Sat.1-Breakfast Television” that he was leaving the format. He has been part of the team for over a decade, initially as a society expert and from 2022 also in the role of moderator. In his last broadcast, which touched his viewers, Bieneck thanked the audience and his colleagues for the years they spent together. Marlene Lufen, his co-host, wished him all the best for the future. However, further details about his future plans are still unclear. His path took him, among other things, to internships at ZDF and ProSieben, as well as a time at “Taff”, where he became known as chief reporter and with his monthly column “Beef with Benji”. After his departure, the moderation team consists of Marlene Lufen, Karen Heinrichs and other colleagues. [T-Online](https://www.t-online.de/unterstellung/tv/id_100980078/-sat-1-fruehstuecks Fernsehenen-benjamin-bieneck-verkuendet-ausstieg.html) reports on these developments.
Accident research and traffic safety
The day's events also shed light on the importance of road safety, an issue that has been in focus for years. The ADAC has been investigating serious traffic accidents in Germany since 2005 in order to research the causes and make recommendations for prevention and reducing the consequences. The collaboration between ADAC Luftrettung and the technical center has already led to the introduction of safety-related measures such as the rescue card and ABS for motorcycles. The ADAC records over 40,000 missions every year, which collects a lot of data on common causes of accidents. What is particularly alarming is that over 85% of accidents in the database result in serious injury or death - a clear sign that urgent action is needed.
The ADAC also deals intensively with the extraordinary risks of accidents: motorcyclists have a four times higher risk of being seriously injured than other road users. Such statistics underline the need to constantly work on road safety and to implement innovative solutions such as turning assistants for trucks, which will become mandatory from 2024. These technologies help to prevent accidents involving unprotected road users and show that research in the field of road safety is of enormous importance. Further information on these topics can be found on the [ADAC] website (https://www.adac.de/der-adac/unsere-verkehrung/unfallforschung/).