The rescue came too late. A man died in his car after an accident on a country road near Mörlenbach in the Bergstrasse district.
- A man is in an accident on the L3210 died
- His car went up in flames at Mörlenbach (Bergstrasse district)
- The man could no longer be saved
Mörlenbach - A man died on Wednesday (May 13th, 2020) in his car on the L3120 near Mörlenbach in the Bergstrasse district . His car caught fire after an accident.
According to the first findings of the police, the 45-year-old man from Wald-Michelbach got off the road of the L3120 at around 1.30 p.m. and crashed into a tree between Mörlenbach and Bonsweiher in the Bergstrasse district. The car went up in flames.
Accident on a country road in the Bergstrasse district: no chance of rescue
Fire services from the Bergstrasse district were already approaching before the car caught fire, but there was already a lot of smoke. The driver of the car was stuck. When the fire department arrived at the scene of the accident, the car was already on fire. The man could no longer be saved from his car.
Why the car went up in flames is under investigation. The public prosecutor's office in Darmstadt has started the investigation. The fire brigade was at the scene of the accident with numerous forces. A tree also went up in flames as a result of the accident . The L3210 was completely blocked for four hours between Mörlenbach and Bonsweiher in the Bergstrasse district .
Accident numbers in Germany are falling
Despite incidents like these, the number of accidents in Germany is falling. According to information from the Federal Statistical Office, a total of 3,059 people died in Germany in 2019. That is 216 fatalities or 6.6 percent less than in the previous year 2018. The number of fatalities reached the lowest level since the start of statistics more than 60 years ago.
Fewer fatalities due to accidents in Hessen
In 2019 there were slightly more accidents on Hesse's roads, but the accidents claimed fewer lives. In Hesse, 224 people died in accidents in 2019, 15 fewer than in 2018. According to information from the German Press Agency, the Hessian Ministry of the Interior registered 149,440 accidents in 2019, an increase of 1.7 percent compared to 2018 .
The greatest percentage decrease in traffic fatalities in Germany in 2019 was among motorcyclists. Overall, 105 or 15.1 percent fewer people died in motorbike accidents.
Another rescue helicopter was used in another accident in the Bergstrasse district. Another accident, also in the Bergstrasse district, was caused by a rabbit.
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