Shock accident at the Suhl motorway triangle: Auto crashes against guardrail!

Shock accident at the Suhl motorway triangle: Auto crashes against guardrail!

on Sunday evening, July 14, 2025, around 9 p.m., a serious traffic accident at the Suhl motorway triangle occurred during the crossing from the A73 to the A71. A car raced against the guardrail at high speed, which caused a person to be seriously injured in the vehicle and had to get involved. The subsequent rescue measures were comprehensive: the fire brigade was on site and freed the trapped person using heavy devices, whereby the vehicle roof had to be separated. Both the A73 and the A71 had to be completely blocked during the entire use, which led to significant traffic disruptions. The exact cause of the accident has so far remains unclear, reports Insuedthueringen.

But not only this incident caused excitement at the weekend. Already on Saturday, a truck with 24 tons of sugar beet overturned between the Suhl motorway triangle and the Meiningen-Nord departure. The truck came off the road to the right, crashed into the guardrail and caused considerable chaos. The highway towards Schweinfurt had to be closed for around nine hours for rescue and cleaning work and was only released in the afternoon. The 58-year-old truck driver wore minor injuries, but his 57-year-old wife was not injured. Interestingly, the cargo of the truck was distributed on the road, which also made a driver to drive against some sugar beet shortly after the accident without being injured. The police estimated the property damage on the truck at around 80,000 euros and the damage to the guardrails at 7,000 euros, such as [MDR] (https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/thuedening/sued-thueringen/suhl/unfall-rueben-autobahn-polphahn-polp.

traffic safety in focus

traffic accidents such as the two incidents mentioned draw a worrying image of traffic safety on our streets. According to the Destatis Statistics on traffic safety often occur with different factors. This statistics offer a valuable basis for the design of state transport policy, especially with regard to infrastructure and traffic safety. It's not just about researching the causes of the accident, but also to take measures to improve the traffic situation.

The last events thus bundle an important topic that affects us all: How can we make our streets safer? While authorities and experts are looking for solutions, the responsibility of each individual in road traffic remains not to be neglected. A watchful eye and considerate driving are crucial to avoid such accidents and to ensure the safety of all road users.