Wild accident on B247: Driver and occupants injured after collision!

Wild accident on B247: Driver and occupants injured after collision!

Gotha, Deutschland - Today, on July 2, 2025, an unusual traffic accident occurred on the B247 at Gotha. A 26-year-old driver of an Audi collided with a deer in the morning, which led to a follow-up accident. A 25-year-old Citroen driver who drove behind the Audi could not slow down in time and drove up on the Audi. In this incident, both drivers and three occupants of the Audi, two women aged 24 and 26 and a 29-year-old man, were slightly injured and had to be taken to a hospital.

Both vehicles were no longer ready to drive after the accident and had to be towed. The property damage is estimated at around 7,000 euros. During the incident, traffic impairments occurred temporarily, which made the situation more difficult for other road users. The report for this comes from the Gotha State Police Inspection, who informed about the accident at 2:00 p.m., as presseportal.de reported.

game accidents and their consequences

The incident throws a light on a recurring problem in road traffic: game accidents. According to research results, collisions with wild animals worldwide are an increasing risk and a significant problem in traffic. In Germany alone, over 295,000 game accidents were registered in 2019, which represents a new maximum value. The annual damage caused by such accidents amount to around 885 million euros, such as bfn.bsz-bw.de.

In order to avoid game accidents, it is important to take into account both the behavior of road users and landscape ecology. Prevention measures should target road users because the wild animals are often not controlled. The documentation of game accidents also varies greatly between the federal states, which makes a uniform approach to this problem.

Overall, today's accident on the B247 shows how quickly there can be dangerous situations in traffic and how important the awareness of wild animals in road traffic is. Driving safely and being attentive could possibly prevent some accidents in the future.