Serious accidents on B 456: Security risk in Taunus increases!

On Sunday, April 30, 2023, a serious traffic accident occurred on the federal road 456 at the Römerkastell in Bad Homburg. A total of four vehicles were involved in the incident. A 52-year-old man from Idstein lost control with his Tesla, which led to a dramatic course of accident.

The man's Tesla, who drove towards Usingen, initially collided with a Kia Sorento, which was controlled by a 45-year-old man from Königstein. As a result, the vehicle got into oncoming traffic and broken up head-on with a Skoda Octavia, which was driven by a 56-year-old Neu-Transacher.

injured and traffic disruptions

In the collision, the driver of the Skoda was seriously injured, but not life -threatening and had to be flown to the hospital with a rescue helicopter. In addition, the Tesla slightly grazed the VW Gulf of a 33-year-old Usinger. The accident caused considerable traffic disruptions on the main road, which had to be closed in both directions for about two and a half hours and partially single -lane. The exact amount of the damage caused by property cannot currently be quantified.

The incident on the B 456 is part of a series of serious accidents on this street, which is repeatedly reported. A 41-year-old driver died in an accident in July, followed by another fatal incident in November, when a 69-year-old man was killed, such as FAZ.net The B 456 has a long history that goes back to the time in front of the motorway network. Workers used stones of a dilapidated Roman compound on the Limes as a building material for the Usinger Chaussee, which should create a connection between the Vordertaunus and Usinger Land.

Historical events and modernization of the B 456 were documented in a yearbook of the Hochtaunuskreis. Since the Middle Ages, the road has been discussed and renewed again and again, including from Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1897, to meet the traffic situation.