As of: February 29, 2024, 12:32 p.m
By: Katarina Amtmann
Comments
Press
Split
The road was temporarily completely closed after the accident.
In addition to the fire department, police and emergency doctor, a helicopter was also on site.
Ettringen - A tragic traffic accident occurred early on Thursday morning, February 29th, on the MN 6 district road near Ettringen, in which a 62-year-old man lost his life.
That is what the police said.
Fatal accident near Ettringen: Driver crashes into tree
The 62-year-old driver was traveling from Tussenhausen towards Ettringen on the local road.
In a wooded area he went off the road in a slight left-hand bend for reasons that are still unclear.
His car hit a tree and came to a stop.
“First responders immediately freed the victim from the vehicle and provided first aid until emergency services arrived.
However, the driver suffered such serious injuries in the accident that he died at the scene of the accident,” said the police.
Any help came too late for a driver who had an accident (symbolic image).
© IMAGO / Wolfgang Maria Weber
(By the way: Our Bavaria newsletter informs you about all the important stories from the Free State. Sign up here.)
Man dies in accident in Bavaria: helicopter in use
The exact circumstances that led to the car leaving the road are currently the subject of investigations by the Bad Wörishofen police station.
The accident caused significant damage to the vehicle, which was no longer roadworthy.
The material damage caused is estimated at around 5,000 euros.
The county road was completely closed for about an hour and a half while the accident was being investigated.
In addition to the rescue service, an emergency doctor and the police, the fire brigades from Ettringen and Tussenhausen and a rescue helicopter were also on duty.
(came)
You can find more news in our brand new Merkur.de app, now in an improved design with more personalization functions.
Direct download, more information can be found here.
Are you an enthusiastic user of WhatsApp?
Merkur.de will now keep you up to date via a new Whatsapp channel.
Click here to go directly to the channel.
My news
Measure against parent taxis: City rewards students who cycle or walk and read
Enclosure now completely empty: Augsburg Zoo puts the last lion, Kira, to sleep
“Completely insane” price for this schnitzel: guest proves it by reading a photo of the menu
“Mama goes dancing”: club events for a new target group – with some special features
Therme Bad Wörishofen: prices, opening times and directions
Therme Lindau: prices, opening times, directions
The editor wrote this article and then used an AI language model for optimization at her own discretion. All information has been carefully checked.
Find out more about our AI principles here.