Traffic chaos in Diez after accident: two injuries and streets closed!

Traffic chaos in Diez after accident: two injuries and streets closed!

On March 9, 2025, a traffic accident occurred at 5:13 p.m. in the confluence area of ​​the B54 and the L318 in Diez. Two cars were involved in the incident. Two people suffered minor injuries and had to be transported to nearby hospitals for further treatment. The person who caused the accident was on the L318 from the direction of Birlenbach and intended to turn left towards Diez. He overlooked a car that came from the direction of Diez.

The fire brigade was in use with 34 forces, supported by two ambulances, the road maintenance department and the police. The police operation lasted until 6:50 p.m., while the route was completely closed. The accident report took place via the Montabaur police department.

statistics on traffic accidents

The traffic accident statistics in Germany recorded a total of 2,406,465 traffic accidents in 2022. Of these, 289,672 occurred with personal injury, which resulted in 2,788 fatalities. For comparison: In 2021, 2,314,938 accidents were registered, including 258,987 with personal injury and 2,562 fatalities. These figures come from the police data and crime statistics of the BKA, which are continuously used to analyze the traffic safety situation.

The [[destatis.de]] supports these statistics by providing comprehensive, differentiated and nationwide comparable data on traffic safety. The results of the police serve as the basis for measures in legislation, traffic education, road construction and vehicle technology.

Development of traffic safety

The development of traffic safety in Germany is a continuous process. Numerous measures have been taken since the 1970s, when the road dead reached a maximum. The German Bundestag decided in 1973 that the Federal Government was drawing an accident prevention report annually in order to promote the Federal Political Road Safety Strategy. This report has been created every two years since 1975.

The current program, the "traffic safety program of the Federal Government 2021 to 2030", controls traffic safety work in Germany. The measures are based on the knowledge from previous years and are intended to help lower the number of accidents and increase traffic safety. The [[mobilitaetsforum.bund.de]] emphasizes that continuous evaluation of the program content is necessary to meet the current challenges in transport policy.