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Medical emergency? 66-year-old dies after tragedy in Deggingen!
A 66-year-old man died after a car accident near Deggingen (Göppingen). Medical reasons could have caused the incident.
Medical emergency? 66-year-old dies after tragedy in Deggingen!
In Deggingen, a town in the Göppingen district, a tragic traffic accident on June 17, 2025 claimed the life of a 66-year-old man. The incident occurred when the driver, for reasons that remain unclear, left the road and slid along an embankment. Fortunately, the vehicle then stopped on the road, but the emergency services that were immediately called were unable to save the man. Despite all efforts, he died in a nearby clinic.
Police currently believe that a medical emergency may have been responsible for both the accident and the man's subsequent death. This raises questions about the most common causes of accidents, which are regularly recorded and analyzed in Germany. According to the Federal Statistical Office, a total of 2,643,098 traffic accidents were registered in 2017, with patterns and trends in the causes of accidents repeatedly emerging. Mistakes when turning, turning, reversing and ignoring the right of way often cause most accidents.
Causes of accidents and their consequences
Within built-up areas, the most common causes of accidents resulting in personal injury are documented in a statistical survey. These include:
- Fehler beim Abbiegen, Wenden, Rückwärtsfahren, Ein- und Anfahren: 49.112 Unfälle
- Missachten der Vorfahrt: 39.906 Unfälle
- Ungenügender Abstand: 30.008 Unfälle
Outside built-up areas, however, speeding leads to most accidents. A detailed look at motorway accidents shows that insufficient distance and unreasonable speed are also common causes, a fact that experts repeatedly emphasize. Technical defects, such as inadequate tires or defective lighting, were cited as causes of accidents in 3,528 cases and are a factor that should not be neglected.
Identifying these causes of accidents is essential in order to develop appropriate safety measures. Due to changing traffic conditions and new distraction factors, such as cell phone use while driving, traffic experts are calling for an update of the accident cause list to reflect these new realities. Such adjustments could help to further increase road safety in Germany and avoid tragedies like the current accident in Deggingen in the future.
The tragedy of the 66-year-old man underlines the urgency of these measures. His death reminds us that behind every accident there is also human fate and we all bear responsibility for our safety on the roads.
For detailed information about the circumstances of the accident in Deggingen, please visit the reporting from Stuttgart News. For further statistical analyzes of the causes of accidents in Germany, click on Catalog of fines.