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Drama on the Alt-Neckar: Sunken car – where has the driver gone?
A car was recovered from the river in Freiberg am Neckar. An accident led to rescue; Driver remains missing. Investigations are ongoing.
Drama on the Alt-Neckar: Sunken car – where has the driver gone?
In Freiberg am Neckar, in the Ludwigsburg district, a Mercedes GLC 300 was recovered from the Alt-Neckar today. Passers-by discovered the vehicle early in the morning and immediately informed the police. However, there was no person in the vehicle during the rescue, which was carried out by the German Life Saving Society (DLRG) with a crane at around 12:30 a.m. The reason why the car ended up in the river is still unclear. Police investigations are underway to obtain further information and the whereabouts of the vehicle owner. Zeit.de reports that both the circumstances of the accident and the identity of the driver remain unknown.
There had already been a tragic incident on Highway 1100 between Neckargröningen and Remseck-Hochberg. According to mein-stuttgart.com, a 27-year-old driver was driving in a car with his 30-year-old passenger when the car flew out of a right-hand bend, presumably due to an inappropriate speed, crossed the guardrail and fell down a ten-meter-deep slope. The driver drowned while trying to help the passenger. She was taken to a hospital and her condition is stable.
Investigations and traffic safety
The police have launched investigations into both cases. Particular attention is paid to the causes of accidents and the circumstances that led to these incidents. Accident statistics are important for road safety in Germany. Destatis states that the results for recording accidents form a basis for legislative measures and traffic education. One of the goals of road traffic accident statistics is to show the structures of accidents and the dependencies between factors that determine accidents.
Overall, the urgency of the discussion about road safety measures is evident. The experiences of these tragedies in particular make it clear how important preventative measures and raising awareness among road users are in order to avoid such accidents in the future.