Terrible accident on the A20: locked motorway, occupied inmates!

Terrible accident on the A20: locked motorway, occupied inmates!

on Whit Monday, June 9, 2025, there was a serious traffic accident on the A20 motorway between the Jarmen and Klempenow junctions. A Mercedes car from the B-Class from Brandenburg experienced a serious accident around 12:45 p.m. when he got left into the protection plank and was then thrown back to the right. The incident occurred almost half a kilometer before the departure, which led to an immediate reaction of the rescue workers.

The use of the rescue helicopter "Christoph 47" was necessary to bring an emergency doctor to the scene of the accident. The fire brigade Jarmen and the Spötz fire brigade started with a total of four vehicles and 19 emergency services. Their tasks included securing the accident site, the cap of the vehicle battery and the removal of vehicle parts from the road. The entire mission lasted around two hours and led to the fully included closure of the A20 in the direction of travel south for about half an hour, which led to considerable traffic disruptions and traffic jams.

injured and traffic redirection

All four occupants of the accidentally crashed Mercedes were transported to a hospital as a precaution. Fortunately, they seemed to be unharmed on the outside. After the complete blocking, the traffic was passed past the scene of the accident. In the meantime, many drivers chose the L35 as an alternative route to avoid traffic jams.

accidents like this throw a light on traffic safety in Germany. According to a current statistics, the number of traffic fatalities in the Southeast Hesse police headquarters in 2024 increased to 25.895 in 2023 to 13,859 in 2024, there was an increase in the deceased, among which there were also weaker road users such as pedestrians and cyclists. Eight fatal accidents within closed towns as well as 15 on roads and two on motorways are particularly worrying. This shows that despite falling number of accidents, the dangers on the streets must not be underestimated.

The traffic accident on the A20 is another example of the challenges with which road users and emergency services are faced. The tag24 further background. For more comprehensive statistics on traffic accidents, a look at the Hessen , which provides important data on traffic safety in the region.