Drama in Sendling: Car rams traffic lights and injures pedestrians!
Drama in Sendling: Car rams traffic lights and injures pedestrians!
A serious traffic accident caused excitement and an injured person in Munich at around 5:30 p.m. in Munich in the Miesbach district. A 24-year-old man who was traveling with an Audi A6 on Pfeuerstrasse towards Schwanthalerhöhe suddenly accelerated strongly at the intersection to Radlkoferstrasse and lost control of his vehicle.
A little later, the Audi came to the right of the road and crashed head -on against a traffic light. Tragically, a 22-year-old pedestrian from Aschaffenburg was also recorded in this impact. The young man suffered a headplace wound and a flash in the leg and had to be taken to the hospital with an ambulance for further treatment. A tree, against which the vehicle also pushed, was also felled by the impact, which caused the property damage to a total of several ten thousand euros.traffic safety in focus
The incident is in a context that addresses current traffic safety in Germany. According to Destatis, a comprehensive and differentiated analysis of traffic accidents is regularly created. These statistics should not only provide information about the accident, but also serve as the basis for legislative measures in traffic education and in road construction.
In 2023 there were around 2.5 million road traffic accidents in Germany, shows an analysis of Statista. A large part of these accidents mainly affects property damage, but the number of people who are damaged in the event of accidents remains high. The most common causes are inadequate distance, driving too fast and alcohol at the wheel.
focus on improvements
Munich is not alone with its challenges. Germany recorded around 15,700 alcohol -related accidents with personal injury in 2023, which corresponds to 193 fatalities and 18,686 injuries. In view of these alarming numbers, the vision zero, i.e. the goal of not allowing no traffic fattening by 2050, are urgently required.
In this case, the Munich traffic police have started investigations to clarify the exact circumstances of the accident. The Pfeuerstrasse had to be closed for about two hours so that the accident education and the factual findings could be made. These events make it clear that there is still a need for action in urban traffic policy, especially since the number of injured and killed in road traffic also remains worrying in Munich.| Details | |
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| Ort | Schwanthalerhöhe, Deutschland |
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