Two dramatic accidents on the B29: driver injured, patrol car flips!

Two dramatic accidents on the B29: driver injured, patrol car flips!

On June 2, 2025, two serious traffic accidents occurred on the B29 in the Ostalbkreis, which occurred in quick succession and ultimately led to the federal highway being completely closed. The first accident took place at around 4:10 p.m. when a 20-year-old driver was driving her Citroën on the route from Aalen towards Schwäbisch Gmünd. According to the Stuttgart News The driver was briefly distracted and left the road, crashed into a guardrail and then rolled over, so that the vehicle ended up on its roof.

The young woman was slightly injured in the accident and was immediately taken to hospital. The material damage to her vehicle is estimated at around 10,500 euros. As a result, the B29 in the direction of Stuttgart was completely closed for the accident investigation and the cleaning of the roadway was in progress. Traffic was directed over the hard shoulder to minimize disruption.

Second accident involving a patrol car

About five minutes after the first accident, at 4:15 p.m., a police patrol car from the Schwäbisch Gmünd district was called to the scene of the accident with a special signal. At Iggingen the Mercedes skidded due to aquaplaning and rolled over several times. The vehicle eventually came to rest about ten meters off the road. Both police officers in the patrol car were injured and also taken to the hospital; The material damage to the Mercedes is around 75,000 euros. Even after this accident, the B29 had to be completely closed to traffic for a short time and a single-lane diversion was set up.

The circumstances of both accidents have significantly affected traffic on the B29 and highlight the dangers that can arise in adverse weather and road conditions. During the clean-up work, emergency services and police forces worked intensively to manage the situation and reopen the road as quickly as possible.