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A police patrol car with flashing blue lights at a scene. / Photo: Christophe Gateau/dpa/Symbolic image

Six injured in accident involving three cars

Six people have been injured, one of them seriously, in an accident in Großrückerswalde in the Erzgebirgskreis district. According to the police on Sunday, a 37-year-old driver steered too far to the left on an incline with a slight left-hand bend an ..

A police patrol car with flashing blue lights at a scene. / Photo: Christophe Gateau/dpa/Symbolic image

Six injured in accident involving three cars

Six people have been injured, one of them seriously, in an accident in Großrückerswalde in the Erzgebirgskreis district. According to the police on Sunday, a 37-year-old driver steered too far to the left on an incline with a slight left-hand bend and crashed into the side of two oncoming cars. His ..

The central emergency room of a hospital / Photo: Julian Stratenschulte/dpa/Symbolic image

84-year-old loses control of car: seriously injured

A female driver has left the road in a bend in Fraureuth in the Zwickau district and crashed into a parked car. After the collision, the 84-year-old rolled her car down an adjacent slope, police said on Saturday. The car finally came to a halt in a hedge. The driver was seriously injured and was tak ..

An ambulance is on duty with flashing blue lights / Photo: Monika Skolimowska/dpa/Symbolic image

Pedelec rider seriously injured in a fall

A 62-year-old man in Lunzenau (Mittelsachsen district) has been seriously injured after falling off his pedelec. The man was riding from Göritzhain in the direction of Cossen on Tuesday and suddenly fell, police said on Thursday. The man fell off his bike over his handlebars. He was taken to hospita ..

The lettering "Emergency room" hangs in bright green on a hospital / Photo: Stefan Sauer/dpa/Symbolic image

Car crashes into motorcycle: Man seriously injured

A motorcyclist has been seriously injured in a traffic accident in Aue-Bad Schlema (Erzgebirgskreis). According to the police on Sunday, a 75-year-old car driver overlooked the motorcycle when turning. The two vehicles collided. The 25-year-old motorcyclist sustained serious injuries as a result of ..

The word "Polizei" ("Police") shines on the roof of a police patrol car / Photo: Carsten Rehder/dpa/Symbolic image

Four injured after traffic accident on B95

Four people have been injured in a traffic accident on the B95 near Chemnitz. On Friday afternoon, a car drove out of a road onto the B95 and collided with a car that was traveling on the main road, police said on Saturday morning. According to the information provided, one person was seriously inju ..

An ambulance is on duty with a blue light / Photo: Jens Büttner/dpa/Symbolic image

86-year-old female driver drives into oncoming traffic

An 86-year-old woman has driven her car into oncoming traffic near Neuensalz, injuring two people. On Friday afternoon, for reasons as yet unknown, the 86-year-old woman veered left into the opposite lane on a right-hand bend and collided with the car of a 29-year-old man, police said on Saturday mo ..

The blue light on a police car is switched on / Photo: David Inderlied/dpa

Beer truck loses load

A truck has lost dozens of crates of beer in eastern Saxony. According to the police, half of around 150 crates of beer slipped off the back of the truck in Ebersbach on Thursday. According to initial findings, the crates were probably poorly secured. The road was temporarily closed due to the clean ..

A police patrol car is on duty with flashing blue lights / Photo: Jens Büttner/dpa

Motorcycle catches fire on B173

A motorcyclist was seriously injured in an accident on the B173 federal highway near Lichtenstein in the district of Zwickau on Sunday afternoon. The 47-year-old man crashed due to gravel on the road, police said on Monday. As a result of the fall, the tank of his motorcycle was damaged and the leak ..

A blue light shines on the roof of a police car / Photo: Friso Gentsch/dpa/Symbolic image

Car collides with moped: 83-year-old seriously injured

An 83-year-old moped rider has suffered serious injuries in a collision with a car in Meißen. A 36-year-old man hit the moped rider with his car while turning left on Wednesday, a police spokesman said on Thursday. The moped rider was seriously injured and taken to hospital. Property damage of aroun ..

A neon sign on a police vehicle warns of an accident scene / Photo: Stefan Puchner/dpa/Symbolic image

Collision with car: cyclist seriously injured

A cyclist has been seriously injured in an accident with a car in Fraureuth (Zwickau district). The 71-year-old was cycling on a cycle path on Friday, according to a police statement on Saturday. According to initial findings, the driver hit the woman with his car as he drove off a property onto the ..

A police officer stands next to a police vehicle / Photo: Marijan Murat/dpa

Police dog tracks down 36-year-old after accident

Police in Bischofswerda have tracked down a 36-year-old man after an accident with the help of a service dog. According to witnesses, the man had crashed his motorcycle into an oncoming car at a traffic circle and then fled, as the Görlitz police announced on Monday.Service dog Ivan picked up the sc ..

An ambulance from the Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB) is on the road with blue lights / Photo: Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa/Symbolic image

Pedestrian hit at crosswalk: seriously injured

A 78-year-old pedestrian has been hit and seriously injured by a car on a crosswalk near Auengrund (Hildburghausen district), according to police. A 37-year-old driver overlooked the pedestrian in the Brattendorf district on Friday morning, a police spokeswoman said. The 78-year-old was taken to hos ..

The neon sign "Accident" on the roof of a police car / Photo: Carsten Rehder/dpa/Symbolic image

Truck tire bursts on A4: one dead and five injured

A woman has died in a serious traffic accident on the Autobahn 4 near Gotha. The 32-year-old succumbed to her injuries in hospital, as the police announced on Friday morning. Two people were seriously injured and three others were slightly injured in the accident in the direction of Dresden.The caus ..

Ships moored in the port of Brake. A barge had sprung a leak in the harbor. / Photo: Sina Schuldt/dpa

Inland waterway vessel leaked: water ingress in engine room

A water ingress on a barge in the port of Brake in the district of Wesermarsch has triggered a major operation by the fire department and water police. On Thursday afternoon, the skipper noticed that his ship was deeper in the water than expected, according to the water police. The water in the engi ..

Michael Vogt, Cyril Bieri, Alain Knuser and Sandro Michael from Switzerland ride down the course / Photo: Robert Michael/dpa

Seriously injured Swiss bobsledder back home

After the crash in Altenberg, the seriously injured Swiss bobsleigh pusher Sandro Michel is back home. His pilot Michael Vogt cancels the World Championship start in Winterberg completely.

"Accident" in red LED letters is written between two blue lights on the roof of a police car / Photo: Stefan Puchner/dpa/Archivbild

Driver dies after accident on highway 14

A 36-year-old driver has died in an accident on highway 14 on the border between Saxony-Anhalt and Saxony. According to the Leipzig police department on Saturday, the man was driving towards Dresden on Friday evening when he overtook a truck after the Gröbers junction in the direction of Dresden and ..

A policewoman stands next to a police vehicle / Photo: Marijan Murat/dpa

Head-on collision between two cars - two minor injuries

Two people were slightly injured in a head-on collision involving two cars in Callenberg. On Wednesday evening, a 53-year-old man drove his car out of a driveway onto Lichtensteiner Straße and into the oncoming lane, police said on Thursday morning. His car collided head-on with the car of a 66-year ..

A neon sign on a police vehicle warns of an accident scene / Photo: Stefan Puchner/dpa/Symbolic image

Pedestrian hit by car and seriously injured

A 42-year-old pedestrian has been hit and seriously injured by a car in Rackwitz (district of North Saxony). On Wednesday evening, the man was crossing a road without paying attention to the traffic, a police spokeswoman said on Thursday morning. According to the information provided, he was hit by ..

Blue light shines on the roof of a police car / Photo: Robert Michael/dpa

Cars collided head-on: B173 fully closed

Two cars have collided head-on at a junction in Zwickau. According to police, at least one person was injured. On Tuesday morning, a 48-year-old female driver disregarded the right of way at the Colombstraße/Äußere Dresdner Straße junction, a police spokeswoman said on Tuesday morning. According to ..

"Police" can be read on the hood of a police car. / Photo: Robert Michael/dpa

Female driver hits crash barrier on A72: seriously injured

A 20-year-old female driver has been seriously injured in an accident on the A72 near Weischlitz. The woman left the lane on Monday evening for reasons as yet unknown and hit the right-hand crash barrier, a police spokesperson said on Tuesday morning. According to the information provided, her car t ..

A blue light shines under the windshield of a police vehicle / Photo: Lino Mirgeler/dpa/Symbolic image

Failed turning attempt: truck collides with streetcar

A streetcar derailed in Leipzig on Friday afternoon following a collision with a truck. The truck driver had overlooked an oncoming streetcar while attempting to turn, a police spokeswoman said on Friday. Traffic was temporarily restricted due to the incident. The streetcar first had to be put back ..

An ambulance on the road. / Photo: Lino Mirgeler/dpa/Symbolic image

Truck skids into oncoming traffic: 13-year-old seriously injured

A 13-year-old schoolboy was seriously injured when a lorry collided with a car and a minibus near Langenbernsdorf (Zwickau district). The truck skidded into oncoming traffic on the slippery carriageway of the B175 federal highway, according to the Zwickau police on Friday morning. Three other people ..

The word "Danger" is illuminated on the roof of a police car / Photo: Jan Woitas/dpa/Symbolic image

28-year-old dies in collision with two trees in Oderwitz

A 28-year-old man died in a slippery road accident in Oderwitz (Görlitz). The man was driving his car from Spitzkunnersdorf towards Oderwitz on Monday evening when he left the road in a right-hand bend due to the icy conditions, police said on Tuesday night. He crashed the car into two trees. The ma ..

An ambulance on the road. / Photo: Lino Mirgeler/dpa/Symbolic image

83-year-old woman injured when a bus braked hard

An 83-year-old woman was slightly injured on Friday in Weißwasser (Görlitz district) when a bus braked hard. According to the Görlitz police department on Saturday, the bus driver (48) had failed to observe the right of way of a car in a 30 km/h zone and therefore had to brake hard. The pensioner sl ..

A police patrol car with flashing blue lights at a scene. / Photo: Christophe Gateau/dpa/Symbolic image

Three injured in car accident in Treuen

Three people were injured in a collision between two cars in Treuen. An 18-year-old had taken the right of way from another driver. The person who caused the accident was uninjured.

The lettering "Emergency room" hangs in bright green on a hospital / Photo: Stefan Sauer/dpa/Symbolic image

Two women injured in traffic accident in Plauen

Two women were injured when their two cars collided in Plauen in the Vogtland district. A 23-year-old woman disregarded the right of way of a 22-year-old female driver when turning on Thursday evening, police said on Friday night. Both drivers were taken to hospital.Copyright 2023, dpa (www.dpa.de). ..

A fire department ambulance drives along a road / Photo: Fernando Gutierrez-Juarez/dpa/Symbolic image

Oncoming traffic overlooked: Driver injured in accident

One of the two drivers was seriously injured in an accident involving two cars in the Zwickau district. The man at the wheel of the other car had turned left at a junction on Monday and had overlooked the oncoming vehicle of the 73-year-old, according to the police. A third vehicle was damaged by de ..

A police emergency vehicle at the scene of an accident / Photo: Stefan Puchner/dpa/Symbolic image

Fire engine collides with tree: 100,000 euros damage

The accident involving a fire engine in Ottendorf-Okrilla (Bautzen district) on Wednesday caused damage of around 100,000 euros. This was announced by the police on Thursday. The 59-year-old driver had to swerve out of the way of an oncoming vehicle that did not provide sufficient space. The body of ..

A police patrol car with its blue lights switched on / Photo: Daniel Karmann/dpa/Symbolic image

Fatal accident with hazardous goods truck: full closure on A4

One person died in a rear-end collision on the A4 near Wilsdruff (Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains district) on Friday. "The person who caused the accident succumbed to his injuries here at the scene of the accident," police chief inspector Enrico Behrendt told the German Press Agency. Accord ..

The inscription "Locked" lights up on a police vehicle. / Photo: David Young/dpa/symbol

Accident with hazardous goods truck - full closure on A4

People were injured in a rear-end collision involving a hazardous goods truck and two other trucks on the A4 near Wilsdruff (Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains district) on Friday. The loaded nitrogen from the truck was leaking slightly, the police reported. The fire department pumped out the h ..

The neon sign "Accident" on the roof of a police car / Photo: Carsten Rehder/dpa/Symbolic image

Pedestrian hit by car in Görlitz and fatally injured

A pedestrian has been hit by a car in Görlitz and fatally injured. The 68-year-old woman died in hospital as a result of her injuries, police said on Wednesday. The pedestrian was hit by the car while crossing Zeppelinstraße on Tuesday evening. The 43-year-old driver suffered minor injuries. The exa ..

A warning triangle stands near the scene of an accident / Photo: Stefan Sauer/dpa/Symbolic image

Wrong-way driver causes pile-up on A13 freeway

A wrong-way driver has caused a serious traffic accident on the A13 highway from Berlin to Dresden. According to the police, the elderly man drove onto the highway in the wrong direction at the Klettwitz junction near Senftenberg. The accident then occurred in the direction of Dresden and, according ..

An ambulance is on mission with blue lights. / Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB/Symbolbild

74-year-old seriously injured in collision at intersection

In a car collision at an intersection in Auerbach (Vogtland), a 74-year-old woman suffered serious injuries on Monday. The traffic lights at the intersection were off at the time of the accident, police said Tuesday. The traffic should be regulated by means of traffic signs. On the intersection, the ..

A blue light on a police emergency vehicle / Photo: Daniel Vogl/dpa/Symbolbild

Cars collide head-on - four seriously injured

Four people were seriously injured, including a child, in an accident in Meerane (Zwickau district). A 41-year-old driver moved his car into the middle of the lane for initially unclear reasons on Friday and collided head-on with an oncoming car, police said on Saturday. The person who caused the ac ..

A sign reading "Krankenhaus" (hospital) points the way to the clinic / Photo: Marcus Brandt/dpa/Symbolbild

Wheelchair user hit by van: Seriously injured

In a collision between a van and an electric wheelchair in Dresden, an 89-year-old man was seriously injured on Tuesday afternoon. The wheelchair rider was riding in the wrong direction on the bike lane on Dr.-Külz-Ring, police said Tuesday. A van turning from an exit had hit the man. Rescue workers ..

A blue light is seen on the roof of a police emergency vehicle. / Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa/Symbolbild

Car rams into car during chase: policemen injured

Several patrol cars chased the driver of a suspected stolen car for kilometers through Saxony on Thursday. Two officers were injured in the process, according to the Görlitz police department. The officers pursued the car for nearly 100 kilometers from Dresden to Neugersdorf (Görlitz district). Ther ..

The neon sign "Accident" on the roof of a police car. / Photo: Carsten Rehder/dpa/Symbolbild

Traffic fatalities: sharp increase especially among older people

While the number of traffic fatalities in Thuringia and Saxony decreased in 2022, it increased significantly in Saxony-Anhalt. Most notable was the fact that the number of traffic fatalities involving people 75 years and older tripled from the previous year's figure of 41, said Dekra's regional spok ..

The central emergency room of a hospital. / Photo: Julian Stratenschulte/dpa/Symbolbild

Young female moped rider dies after accident in Rammenau

In an accident in Rammenau (Bautzen district), a 19-year-old female moped rider died on Saturday. As the police department Görlitz announced on Sunday, she had wanted to drive on the B 98 and disregarded the right of way of a motorist. After the collision, the young woman died at the accident site. ..

An ambulance drives to an operation / Photo: Fernando Gutierrez-Juarez/dpa-central-image/ZB/symbol.

Drunk pensioner crashes with her car

A 76-year-old woman crashed her car near Boxberg under the influence of alcohol and was slightly injured. As the police department Görlitz announced on Saturday, the senior citizen was driving a small car on the road between Kaschel and Zimpel the day before, when she suddenly left the road. The car ..

The words "Locked" light up on a police vehicle. / Photo: David Young/dpa/iconic image

Car hits motor home on A38: 38-year-old dies

A 38-year-old driver from Saxony was killed in an accident on the A38 near the Halle-Süd interchange. According to the current state of investigation, he had hit a mobile home on Monday afternoon, the police announced in Halle in the evening. The driver of the motorhome then lost control of his vehi ..