Due to strong squalls, an oak tree on the B11 in Kochel am See fell over and buried a car.
The driver (58) had no chance.
Fatal accident on the B11 near Kochel am See.
The federal highway was completely closed for several hours.
A foehn storm had raged in the region since night.
Kochel am See
- A gruesome coincidence cost a man from the southern district his
life
early on Wednesday morning (October 21)
.
He was
killed
by a falling
tree
in his white
Mitsubishi
.
As the Kochler police chief Steffen Wiedemann announced, the
58-year-old
drove
around 5.30 a.m. on the
federal road 11
in the direction of
Kesselberg.
In the small wooded area just before the
Franz Marc Museum
, a mighty
oak tree
could no longer
withstand
the
foehn storm
: It broke, fell from the left across the road and crashed into the moving
small car.
The driver, a 58-year-old man from the southern district, had
no chance
: he died as a result of his serious
injuries
.
According to Wiedemann, there was hardly any other car on the road at this early hour.
"He had
crazy bad luck.
"
Fatal accident in Kochel am See: man killed by a tree in the car
The first road user to pass the scene of the accident alerted the
rescue workers
.
The volunteer fire brigade in
Kochel am See received
the
emergency call
at 5:36 a.m.
According to commander Hubert Resenberger, 15 emergency services drove to the
scene.
According to Resenberger, however, it quickly became clear: "Unfortunately, we cannot help the man." The
volunteers
set up a local diversion and helped with the recovery of the
body.
A timber truck that happened to come to the
scene of
the
accident
lent the
fire department
its
crane
, which was used to lift the tree from the car.
Tree meets car: man dies - "insane bad luck"
In addition to the Kochel fire brigade, the rescue service and several employees of the road maintenance department as well as police officers from Kochel and Bad Tölz were on duty.
According to the Kochler police chief Steffen Wiedemann, Bundesstraße 11 was
closed
from the early hours of the morning
until 9.50 a.m.
After
consultation
with the public prosecutor's office, an expert was consulted
about the
scene of
the
accident
.
Since the night there has been a strong
foehn storm
in Kochel am See.
Until Wednesday night at 20 o'clock an official warning applies
squalls
.
According to the German Weather Service,
wind speeds
between 60 and 80 km / h must be expected.
In exposed locations above 1500 meters, wind speeds of up to 100 km / h occur.
The Kochel fire brigade has had
to move out
three times because of
fallen trees
.
According to the fire department commander Klaus Melf is in Walchensee.
According to him, the foehn storm is limited to Kochel am See and the Kesselberg.
Further news from Kochel and the surrounding area can be found here