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Serious accident on K1057: 80-year-old seriously injured!
On May 26, 2025, a serious accident with several injuries occurred on the K 1057 between Deckenpfronn and Wildberg-Gültlingen.
Serious accident on K1057: 80-year-old seriously injured!
On Monday, May 26, 2025, a serious traffic accident occurred at 11:10 a.m. on district road 1057 between Deckenpfronn and Wildberg-Gültlingen in the Calw district. An 80-year-old BMW driver strayed into the opposite lane and collided with an oncoming VW driven by a 64-year-old woman. In this collision, the VW was hit on the side and thrown into the grass verge. There was then an almost head-on collision with a Nissan whose driver is 59 years old. While the BMW driver suffered serious injuries, the VW driver and the Nissan driver were slightly injured. All three people involved in the accident were taken to nearby hospitals.
The vehicles were no longer drivable after the accident and had to be towed away. The material damage is estimated at a total of 70,000 euros. In order to ensure the scene of the accident and the clean-up work by the fire department and the road maintenance department, the K 1057 was partially completely closed. The emergency services were on site until around 2:50 p.m. before traffic could flow normally again. The exact course of the accident is currently the subject of further investigations.
Causes of accidents and statistics
In Germany, traffic accidents are recorded by the Federal Statistical Office, with a total of 2,643,098 traffic accidents being registered in 2017. The analysis of the causes of accidents, which are documented by police officers, is essential for the development of safety measures. The most common causes of accidents include errors when turning, turning, reversing, and ignoring the right of way. In 2017, it was discovered within built-up areas that these and similar driving errors played a major role. Outside built-up areas, speeding is the main cause of many accidents, highlighting the need for improved road safety measures bussgeldkatalog.org reported.
The comprehensive statistics on traffic safety not only serve for analysis, but also create a basis for measures in legislation and road construction. This data is crucial for the further development of road safety in Germany destatis.de explained.