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Two teenagers have been injured in a car accident in Schirgiswalde-Kirschau (Bautzen district). According to the police on Monday, the 19-year-old driver lost control of the vehicle on a bend on Sunday and crashed into a ditch. He and his 16-year-old ..
A 47-year-old man was seriously injured during an overtaking maneuver on the B95 federal highway near Annaberg-Buchholz
Short vacations, trips to the lakes, the coast or a local recreation area: The ADAC warns of heavy traffic for the Whitsun weekend. However, there was no more traffic on Friday until the afternoon.
Contrary to the ADAC's fears of traffic jams, the highways in the southeast remain congestion-free for the time being. Nevertheless, there is heavier traffic in certain places.
City-Bahn Chemnitz will run buses on important routes over Whitsun until next Tuesday. Due to the ongoing strikes by the German Train Drivers' Union (GDL), regular rail services are currently out of the question, the company announced on Friday. The union had recently repeatedly called for strikes. ..
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 ..
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 ..
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 ..
After the aborted traffic trial on Dresden's famous Blaues Wunder bridge over the Elbe, the city continues to search for a safe solution for traffic there. Despite its short duration, it has shown that "a good offer for bicycle traffic is accepted and solves the conflicts on the footpath", said the ..
Five people were injured, two of them seriously, in a rear-end collision in the Vogtland district. The police reported serious injuries and damage amounting to 42,000 euros.
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 ..
Rail travelers between Berlin and Munich and Berlin and Frankfurt can expect disruptions from this Thursday. Digital control technology is being installed.
A drunk driver crashed into a parked minivan in Colditz (Leipzig district). According to the police on Sunday, the 29-year-old was injured and was taken to hospital. According to the police, the driver left the road on a bend late on Saturday evening and crashed into the bus parked there. A prelimin ..
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 ..
Two people were injured in a traffic accident in Chemnitz. A 72-year-old man was seriously injured and a 75-year-old woman was slightly injured. Both were taken to hospital.
Compared to the rest of Germany, Saxony is at the bottom of the list in terms of camper van density. However, campers are also becoming increasingly common in the state.
The number of motorhomes in Saxony has more than tripled in the last 10 years, with almost 29,000 registered vehicles at the beginning of 2024.
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 ..
Consumer behavior is causing more traffic on the roads. In Saxony, truck drivers search in vain for parking spaces for their rest periods. New construction projects aim to change this.
Saxony's police recorded tens of thousands of speeding violations on roads during their exclusively mobile checks last year. A total of 266,460 vehicles were found to be speeding, as the Ministry of the Interior in Dresden announced in response to an inquiry. There were also 5847 red light violation ..
266,460 vehicles speeding and 5847 red light violations: Police in Saxony register high number of violations
Leipzig/Halle and Dresden Airports recorded an increase in passenger numbers in the first quarter, according to Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG.
In Saxony, the number of citizen complaints against parking offenders is rising sharply. Dresden, Leipzig and Chemnitz affected.
The controversial traffic trial with cycle lanes on the Blue Wonder in Dresden is ended prematurely. FDP welcomes end, Greens regret lack of patience. Controversial discussion since the start of the project.
Disruptions for rail travelers between Leipzig and Chemnitz due to replacement of concrete sleepers. Precautionary measure following the train accident in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 2022.
The traffic trial with cycle lanes across Dresden's Blaues Wunder bridge is the subject of controversial debate. The Dresden Chamber of Crafts declared it a failure.
There has been an accident involving several vehicles on highway 17 towards Dresden, tunnel from the Czech Republic to Germany temporarily closed.
An accident involving several vehicles occurred on the Autobahn 17 towards Dresden on Monday morning. The tunnels from the Czech Republic to Germany were temporarily closed, according to the police. At around 5.30 a.m., police were called to the scene of the accident just before a highway parking lo ..
An accident involving several vehicles occurred on the Autobahn 17 towards Dresden on Monday morning. The tunnels from the Czech Republic to Germany were temporarily closed, according to the police. The police were called to the scene of the accident just before a highway parking lot at Am Heidenhol ..
An accident involving several vehicles occurred on the Autobahn 17 towards Dresden on Monday morning. The tunnels from the Czech Republic to Germany were temporarily closed, according to the police. At around 5.30 a.m., police were called to the scene of the accident just before a highway parking lo ..
Several vehicles involved in accident on highway 17, tunnel temporarily closed
There has been an accident involving several vehicles on highway 17 towards Dresden, tunnel from the Czech Republic to Germany temporarily closed.
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 ..
In Dresden, many green arrows at traffic lights have disappeared in recent years, leading to discussions.
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 ..
From Dresden to Prague in an hour by train - the construction of the longest rail tunnel in Germany should make this possible. The plans are to be presented to the Bundestag in the summer.
Police check speed with pupils at selected elementary school in Saxony as part of the "Blitz for Kids" campaign.
Every five years, traffic on the roads of the Free State of Bavaria is counted. The comprehensive survey helps with future traffic planning.
Fuels were more expensive in the east and north than in the west and south in the first quarter. This is shown by data from the Federal Cartel Office.
Rush-hour traffic rolls over the new cycle lanes on the Blue Wonder in Dresden for the first time without accidents. Traffic trial until mid-June.
Half a year late, the Blue Wonder has been fitted with cycle lanes. They are intended to defuse the situation for pedestrians and cyclists.
The funicular railroad in Dresden, which is popular with tourists, will not be in operation for almost two months from today (Monday, April 8). According to the Dresden Transport Authority (DVB), the reason for this is the main inspection of the funicular, which is only carried out every ten years. ..
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 cycle path on the Blaues Wunder in Dresden will be installed after a delay as part of a traffic space trial
Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn announces construction work between Leipzig and Döbeln. Reduced timetable from April 2 to 7.
Vehicles from Ukraine can still be used in Saxony with a domestic registration. A special rule to this effect has been extended.
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 ..
The ADAC expects the highways in Saxony to be full at the start of the Easter vacations. Especially on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, holidaymakers, commuters and Easter excursionists will converge there, it said in a statement on Tuesday. Both days are also among the busiest of the year in the Fr ..
SPD, Greens and FDP wrestle over state support for domestic solar industry. FDP rejects aid, Greens push for adoption.
At Easter, 129 passenger planes will take off from Leipzig/Halle and Dresden to sunny destinations in the Mediterranean, the Atlantic and beyond. Around 20,000 travelers are expected.
From 2035, no more new cars with combustion engines are to be registered in the EU. But the decision is being shaken.
After extensive construction work, rail traffic has been running on two tracks over the historic Chemnitz viaduct again since Saturday. This means that everything has now been completely renewed for the second track: rails, ballast, cables, signals and overhead line catenaries, Deutsche Bahn announc ..
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 ..
Following farmers' protests on and near the Autobahn 72 near Zwickau, the police are investigating a violation of the Assembly Act.
The Leipzig Book Fair has been open to visitors since Thursday morning. Will they still be able to flock to the halls on Friday despite the announced warning strike?
Examination of an alternative flight corridor for noise protection for neighboring communities at Leipzig/Halle Airport. DFS instructed to shift departure procedures to the east.
Local public transport in Saxony's cities will come to a standstill again on Friday. The trade union Verdi is dissatisfied with the employers' demands following a negotiation meeting.
Aviation security staff on strike at airports in Germany, thousands of passengers affected, Verdi increases pressure on employers
Saxony's highways are also undergoing major construction this year. The Königshainer Berge tunnel is a bottleneck on the A4.
Two broken-down heavy goods vehicles blocked traffic on the A4 near Waldhufen. Tunnel closed, roadworks cleared, charges filed.
Leipzig/Halle and Dresden Airports are launching their summer flight schedules with some new destinations. Leipzig/Halle has added the destinations Jerez de la Frontera in southern Spain, Agadir in Morocco, Bucharest in Romania and Tirana in Albania, Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG announced on Thursday ..
Passengers at Leipzig/Halle and Dresden Airports must expect considerable restrictions due to another warning strike.
Flight cancellations due to the Lufthansa cabin crew strike at Leipzig/Halle and Dresden airports. Connections to and from Munich are affected.
The strike by Lufthansa cabin crew will also lead to flight cancellations at Leipzig/Halle and Dresden airports on Tuesday. Four flights will be canceled in Dresden and six in Leipzig/Halle, according to the respective flight schedules. Connections to and from Frankfurt are also affected. The strike ..
Renovation work leads to traffic restrictions in tunnel on highway 4 towards Görlitz. Detour signposted, longer travel times expected.
A 33-year-old man and his 34-year-old passenger were seriously injured in a car accident on the B180. The car overturned, property damage approx. 7000 euros.
The safety systems on motor vehicles are getting better and better. But surprisingly, the number of road deaths in Saxony will increase significantly in 2023. The police still have no real explanation for this.
The Saxon Chambers of Industry and Commerce (IHK) and the Saxon Transport Industry Association (LSN) have warned the Federal Minister of Transport, Volker Wissing (FDP), of a collapse in the freight forwarding industry. In a joint letter to the transport minister on Thursday, they stated that the tr ..
Complete closure of the railroad line between Bischofswerda and Görlitz due to unmanned signal box
The railroad line between Bischofswerda and Görlitz must be closed this Wednesday evening and Thursday evening until the respective morning. The reason is an unmanned signal box during the late shifts, as the Länderbahn announced on Wednesday. The information was only communicated on Wednesday after ..
A car that rolled into the Elbe in the Laubegast district of Dresden was successfully rescued without any complications. The owner was able to get his vehicle out of the river safely.
From the summer semester onwards, students should actually receive a discounted Deutschlandticket. However, this is not the case everywhere in Saxony.
The condition of Saxony's roads has deteriorated in many places over the winter. Which places are particularly affected and when drivers can expect improvements.
Passengers at Leipzig/Halle and Dresden airports must be prepared for cancellations and delays on Thursday and Friday due to the announced warning strike by Lufthansa ground staff. Lufthansa expects "extensive effects on the flight program", the airline announced on Monday. The exact effects were in ..
Anyone taking a cab in Saxony will have to dig deeper and deeper into their pockets. Prices will continue to rise due to the minimum wage. The association is annoyed about delays in adjusting fares.
The upcoming elections in the eastern German states in the fall will focus on political stability throughout Germany.
A few weeks before the renovation of the "Königshainer Berge" highway tunnel on the A 4 (Dresden-Görlitz) begins, the new fire station not far from the east portal is ready for use. Over the next two years, it will be manned around the clock during traffic in one tunnel tube at a time - with six emp ..
Aircraft manufacturer Airbus is building a center for fire protection in Bremen. Construction of the facility will begin symbolically on Thursday (from 14:00) with a ground-breaking ceremony, according to a statement from Airbus. The center will investigate how hydrogen aircraft can be protected fro ..
Verdi has called a nationwide warning strike in local transport for Thursday and Friday. This will have different effects in Saxony. An overview.
Filming for the 11th edition of the Erzgebirgskrimis will begin in Oberwiesenthal on Monday. This may result in restrictions for local residents.
Polish farmers have blocked the highway to Germany near the border at Frankfurt (Oder) with tractors, causing severe traffic delays.
A 16-year-old causes an accident in Lower Franconia after fleeing from the police. He damages traffic signs and crash barriers.
A 20-year-old driver was killed in an accident in Eichigt when his car crashed into a tree and caught fire.
Train passengers must be prepared for detour, cancellations and replacement services. Construction work on the electronic signal box (ESTW)
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 ..
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 ..
A young driver tips his truck into a ditch and is seriously injured. Meanwhile, helpers have to catch the runaway load from the van.
A car driver suffered serious injuries in a rear-end collision on highway 7 after she rear-ended a broken-down articulated truck.
The highway 27 north of Bremen is closed for the time being because the road is in danger of subsiding. This also has consequences for heavy goods vehicles transporting components for wind turbines, for example.
A car and motorcycle collide on a district road. The 36-year-old motorcyclist does not survive. Criminal proceedings are underway against the car driver.
A lynx was hit by a car in the district of Northeim and had to be euthanized.
The Austrian Brenner highway was closed southbound between Innsbruck and the Brenner Pass on Friday due to heavy snowfall. The highway operator Asfinag has not yet announced how long the important traffic route from Germany to Italy will remain closed. According to Asfinag, around 40 centimeters of ..
A wind turbine near Dornstadt in the Alb-Donau district loses a blade, which strikes dangerously on the highway and railroad line.
Bavaria critical of Bundestag's decision to legalize cannabis. Health Minister Gerlach examines legal steps. Federal Council makes final decision on March 22.
It is the largest tender in Berlin's S-Bahn history. However, the restart has been postponed several times. The judiciary will decide what happens next.
Fridays for Future is also protesting with Verdi during the announced warning strikes in local transport under the name "Wir fahren zusammen". Why the climate movement is joining workers' protests.
A 16-year-old pedestrian was hit by a car in Zwickau and seriously injured as he was crossing the road.
Saxony's SPD top candidate Petra Köpping criticizes the lack of communication in the traffic light coalition and calls for more commitment from Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Drivers in Saxony must be prepared for road closures: B6, B98 and road between Pirna and Struppen affected.
Chemnitz University of Technology is looking for participants for a study on automated driving in a simulator.