Shock accident on B 48: Life-threatening injuries to frontal crash!

On December 28, 2024, a serious traffic accident occurred on the federal road in the direction of Coesfeld at around 4:50 p.m., shortly before Letten. A 57-year-old man from Selm came into oncoming traffic with his vehicle and collided head-on with the car of a 70-year-old man from Coesfeld. There were also three other people in the vehicle of the 70-year-old.

Several people were injured in the accident. The 56-year-old wife of the person who caused the accident suffered life-threatening injuries, as did the 71-year-old passenger of the opponent. The 57-year-old person who caused the accident himself suffered serious injuries. More people were slightly injured. The Coesfeld fire brigade was on site with 50 emergency services and freed an insassin from the car.

rescue and accident recording

Due to poor weather conditions, which also included dense fog, a rescue helicopter could not stand out. The injured were brought to surrounding hospitals with ambulances. The police received support from a traffic accident team from Recklinghausen in the accident recording. The accident site had to be blocked by 8:15 p.m., i.e. for about 3.5 hours.

In terms of traffic accidents in general, an analysis of the traffic accident statistics shows that they represent a basis for measures in legislation, traffic education, in road construction and in vehicle technology. The statistics include extensive data on accidents, the people involved and vehicles involved as well as the causes of the accident. This information is crucial for state traffic policy, especially in infrastructure and traffic safety policy, such as Destatis.de reports.