Serious head-on collision near Baiersberg: Two drivers critically injured!

Serious head-on collision near Baiersberg: Two drivers critically injured!

A serious traffic accident occurred on Wednesday shortly before noon on state road 2164 near Baiersberg. Both drivers were seriously injured in a head-on collision between two vehicles. The exact cause of the accident is still unclear. According to reporting by Mittelbayerische, the investigations in this direction are continuing.

The emergency call reached the Roding police station at 11:40 a.m. One person was initially reported to be trapped as a result of the accident; However, this initial report was not confirmed. The alerted fire departments from Schorndorf, Roding and Sattelbogen were quickly deployed, led by operations managers Marco Kreil and Michael Engl. The rescue workers who arrived from Cham and Stallwang were able to quickly provide help.

Emergency services and rescue measures

The rescue measures also included the arrival of a second emergency doctor by helicopter, although this was not needed to transport the injured. The two required rescue helicopters and the mobile units worked together to ensure that both drivers could be helped as quickly as possible.

The collision caused significant damage to the vehicles and both cars were classified as total losses. The high-speed collision closed the state highway for about two hours until the towed vehicles and cleanup work were completed.

Road safety and accident statistics

Accidents like the incident that happened are not only tragic, but they also provide important data for traffic safety statistics in Germany. According to information from Destatis, the statistics are intended to collect reliable and comprehensive data on the road safety situation. This data is the basis for measures in legislation, traffic education and road construction.

The goals of road traffic accident statistics are to identify the structures of accidents and to show the dependencies between factors that determine accidents. According to the reports, the statistics contain detailed information about accidents, the people involved, vehicles and possible causes of accidents.