As of: February 13, 2024, 10:52 a.m
By: Elena Siegl
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The Skoda suffered total economic loss in the accident on the B17.
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On the B 17, between Kinsau and Hohenfurch, a van crashed into a broken down vehicle late on Monday afternoon.
Hohenfurch
- On Monday, February 12th, at 4:40 p.m., a 36-year-old woman from the Altlandkreis Schongau was driving her Skoda car south on the B17.
Between Kinsau and Hohenfurch, shortly after the district border in the two-lane area, her check engine light suddenly lit up on her car and she lost speed, according to the Schongau police report.
The woman could no longer accelerate her car, drove to the right side of the road and stopped there with her car.
She then left her vehicle, put on her high-visibility vest and stood behind the guard rail to make a phone call.
Shortly afterwards, a 29-year-old man from Munich drove his van in the same direction.
Due to carelessness, he overlooked the Skoda car in front of him and collided head-on and without braking into the rear of the unoccupied broken down vehicle.
Hohenfurch fire department cleans the road and regulates traffic on the B17
Due to the impact, both vehicles sustained massive damage.
The police estimate that there was massive frontal damage to the van amounting to around 10,000 euros;
Total economic loss on the Skoda amounting to around 8,000 euros.
Since both vehicles lost fuel, the Hohenfurch fire department was alerted, and around 30 emergency services were on site, cleaning the road and directing traffic.
Both vehicles were no longer drivable and had to be towed away.
Luckily no one was injured.
All police reports from the Weilheim-Schongau region can be found in our blue light ticker.
By the way: Everything from the region is now also available in our regular Schongau newsletter.