After three serious truck accidents within two days with two deaths and several injuries on the A7 between Göttingen and Kassel - police are expanding controls.
- Accidents on the A7 between the Drammetal triangle near Göttingen and Kassel
- Three serious truck accidents with two deaths and several injuries in just two days
- Police announce stronger controls
After the three serious truck accidents within two days with two deaths and several injuries on the A7 at the Drammetal triangle near Göttingen and between Hedemünden and Kassel, the Göttingen police now want to step up their controls and show more presence.
A7: The police focus on the motorway section between Göttingen and Kassel
This was said by police director Rainer Nolte, head of operations at the Göttingen police inspection, in an interview with our newspaper. The section of the A7 between Göttingen and the Hessian border is particularly in focus.
A7: After accidents between Göttingen and Kassel - The police are particularly targeting trucks
- The first serious accident this week occurred on Tuesday (02/18/2020) between Hann. Münden / Lutterberg and Kassel / Nord: Several trucks crashed into each other - for a 61-year-old driver from Schmalkalden in Thuringia, all help came too late.
- A day later, on Wednesday (February 19, 2020), two serious truck accidents occurred on the A7 within a very short time: After a truck accident with two injuries just before the Hann.Münden / Lutterberg junction, the traffic jam ended on Dreieck Drammetal near Göttingen, a serious rear-end collision with three trucks in which one driver was fatally injured.
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Serious accident between Lutterberg & Kassel-Nord. Road to the south is still closed.
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In the three accidents on the A7 between Göttingen and Kassel, truck drivers had overlooked the end of the traffic jam and had hit their trucks. All three cases were comparable, said Nolte. For this reason, there should above all be checks that the truck drivers keep safe distances and the prescribed speed.
For this purpose, both civilian vehicles are used, which are equipped with a special technology for speed and distance measurement, as well as patrol cars, which are also intended to clearly show the presence of the police.
A7: Accidents between Göttingen and Kassel - cell phone use is also controlled more
There should also be increased checks to determine whether drivers are handling cell phones or navigation systems while driving on the A7 between Göttingen and Kassel and are thus distracted. According to Nolte, the police also want to intensify their prevention work.
At the next regular truck meeting, to which the Göttingen police regularly invite, the focus should be on distraction and safety clearance.
A7: After serious truck accidents between Göttingen and Kassel - focus on the end of traffic jams
The police also want to intensify public relations and report on their controls on the A7 between Göttingen and Kassel, including on social media. Better protection for traffic jams is another important issue. For this there is also a coordination appointment for the coming week between the Lower Saxony State Authority for Road Construction and Traffic and Hessen Mobil, the competent authority for the neighboring country.
A7: Accidents between Göttingen and Kassel - Large construction site near Kassel is the cause of many traffic jams
The cause of many traffic jams on the A7 from Göttingen in the direction of travel south is the large construction site near Kassel - here it was reported months ago that truck drivers do not comply with the ban on overtaking and a real wild west culture has established itself.
A7: Accidents between Göttingen and Kassel - Task Force for more safety on the highway?
In the meantime, the SPD member of parliament from Hann.Münden, Gerd Hujahn, has asked that a transnational “task force” be set up with all actors, such as counties, road authorities, the police and other institutions, in order to ensure security on the A7 between Göttingen and Kassel.
In addition, he warns against overloading the fire brigade, police and emergency services in the region and in particular the special forces from Staufenberg and Hann. Munden. If the frequency of the missions remains, Hann. Mündener fire department to its limit, said Hann. Mündens fire chief Dieter Röthig.
A7: After the serious accidents between Göttingen and Kassel - investigate the cause
Like Hujahn, he demands that after the three serious accidents on the A7 between Göttingen and Kassel, all those responsible now sit down and investigate the causes. Hans-Jürgen Stock, deputy municipal fire chief from Staufenberg, made a similar statement. In Staufenberg, the Landwehrhäger base fire brigade in particular is heavily burdened, as it can be used almost every time you use a motorway.
