Heavy motorcycle accident on B 59: rescue helicopter in use!

Heavy motorcycle accident on B 59: rescue helicopter in use!

This evening, June 11, 2025, there was a serious traffic accident at 6:25 p.m. on federal road 59 between Pulheim and Rommerskirchen, in which a motorcyclist suffered significant injuries. The driver was flown to a nearby hospital with a rescue helicopter. A car driver was also involved, but so far there is no further information on the exact course of the accident, such as

Die Bundesstraße 59, an often frequented traffic route, was temporarily blocked in both directions due to the accident, but was quickly released again. Historically, accidents often take place on this route that are often due to excessive speed. Last year, deadly injuries were reported in two such accidents, which further increases concern about traffic safety on this street, explains the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, which plans to set up an inpatient speed camera to improve the security situation.

In the past, tragic incidents have already occurred on federal road 59. On August 13, 2022, an accident occurred in which a 35-year-old father and his 18-year-old son died. The alleged cause, a 38-year-old man with an alcohol value of over 2.8 per thousand, had a panel van and overtook a car, colliding with the motorcycle of the two victims. After the accident, the driver fled from the scene of the accident, but could later be arrested in Rommerskirchen, such as Wa.de reported.

The dangers in road traffic are not isolated cases, as well as the data on traffic safety in the EU show. According to a Infographics of the European Parliament Every year, thousands of people in the European Union lose serious injuries to serious injuries every year Traffic accidents. Between 2010 and 2020, the number of road fatalities was reduced by 36 percent, but the challenges remain, especially with regard to young drivers.

• In 2019 there were 22,800 traffic fatalities in the EU.
• in 2020 the number fell by 4,000.
• 12 percent of the traffic fatalities in 2018 were between 18 and 24 years old.

A persistent problem remains that 76 percent of the racing dead are men, which indicates increased risk behavior in this group. The police regularly carry out speed controls, whereby around 600 speed blows were registered in a few hours in early June alone. Such measures are essential to ensure the safety of all road users and to reduce the number of accidents.