Serious e-scooter accident in Riedlingen: 14-year-old life-threatening injured
Serious e-scooter accident in Riedlingen: 14-year-old life-threatening injured
On Sunday, June 2, 2025, a serious accident occurred in Riedlingen, in which two girls were injured on an e-scooter. The 14-year-old was flown to a clinic with a rescue helicopter while the 7-year-old was transported to the hospital with an ambulance. According to Schwäbische drove on the Schmiedstraße towards Singlestraße, as the 14-year-old from unexplained cause got left into oncoming traffic.
At that moment, a VW station wagon approached with four inmates that was traveling towards the tithes. Despite a braking of the car, the head -on collision occurred. The 14-year-old was thrown against the windshield via the bonnet while the 7-year-old crashed onto the street. The driver of the VW, a 39-year-old man, was unharmed together with his passengers. The damage to the e-scooter is estimated at around 500 euros, at the VW at around 5,000 euros. The car had to be towed due to the accident, and the road was closed during the accident recording and recovery before it was released at 4:45 p.m.
causes of the accident and investigations
The police of the Laupheim transport service has started the investigation into the exact approach and the cause of the accident. This is done in a context in which the number of e-scooter accidents in Germany in 2023 recorded a worrying increase. As Destatis , the number of e-scooter-accidents increased by 14.1 % to 9.425 accidents, the most common The cause of the accident was the wrong use of roads (19.4 %) and alcohol influence (15.1 %).
The death of the deaths from 11 to 22 is particularly alarming compared to the previous year. Although most of the crashes (83.0 %) were traveling with the e-scooter even, the statistics also show that almost half of the e-scooter usage in large cities, often combined with high risks for younger drivers, since 41.6 % of the ancient e-scooter travelers were under 25 years old.
alcohol influence in e-scooter accidents
The increase in e-scooter accidents, especially taking into account factors such as the influence of alcohol and incorrect use of roads, illustrates the need for increased awareness of safety in road traffic. These incidents raise questions about the responsibility and protection of all road users and underline the urgent need for measures to make accidents.
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| Ort | Schmiedstraße, Riedlingen, Deutschland |
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