Snowstorm ensures chaos in Hesse: accidents and traffic problems!

On January 2, 2025, strong snowfall in Hesse caused considerable traffic restrictions. In this context, there was a truck accident in the Rheingau-Taunus district, which completely blocked the K703 between Seitzenhahn and the branch to Bleidenstadt. The line buses could not run through the street block. The clearing vehicles were in constant use to make the streets passable again. Despite the winter weather conditions, many families and children took the opportunity for leisure activities in the snowy landscape. Particularly popular toboggan locations were "high roots" and "Wiesbadener Platte".

However, the strong snowfall also had an impact on sport: The training start of the third division soccer team SV Wehen Wiesbaden on the Halberg had to be canceled, and the team went to the gym instead.

numerous accidents due to winter road conditions

In the days after the snowfall, the winter road conditions remained problematic. According to ffh.de , the winter weather caused numerous problems on the streets with snow and ice rain. There were numerous accidents, especially in Central, North and East Hesse. The police headquarters in North Hesse in Kassel registered 18 weather -related accidents, mainly sheet metal damage, but also some with minor injuries until the afternoon of the following day. In East Hesse, the police counted twelve smooth accidents until the afternoon, with a 23-year-old to be taken to the hospital seriously injured in Hofbieber.

In Central Hesse there were a total of 34 accidents through smoothness, with total damage of around 183,000 euros. A truck also stood across the A3 near Niedernhausen, which also significantly influenced the traffic situation. Despite the winter conditions, the streets in Taunus remained largely quiet thanks to the use of the clearing vehicles. However, 120 out of 1,090 planned starts and landings had to be canceled at Frankfurt Airport due to the cleared runways as well as a bad view. Deutsche Bahn reported delays and failures in train traffic in the Frankfurt area in the morning, but around noon the situation normalized, so that only individual delays were recorded.