Serious accident in Gießen: 73-year-old pedestrian injured in the collision

Serious accident in Gießen: 73-year-old pedestrian injured in the collision

On Friday, February 9, 2025, a serious accident occurred on Marburger Strasse around 6:40 p.m. A 73-year-old pedestrian was recorded by a Maserati traveling out of the city when he entered the road at home number 18 due to an unknown cause. The impact was so serious that the pedestrian was seriously injured and had to be transported to a hospital immediately. The 35-year-old driver of the Maserati could not stop in time, which led to this terrible collision. Due to the accident, Marburger Straße was completely closed until 10 p.m. to ensure the accident recording and the necessary investigations.

The public prosecutor has already commissioned an expert to examine the events in detail. In this context, accident witnesses are also asked to contact the Gießen-Nord police station in order to provide further information and to better clarify the action. The contact point can be reached on 0641-7006 3755. A similar accident that occurred on June 27, 2024 shows the dangers that are exposed to pedestrians in road traffic.

similar incidents in Gießen

Another serious accident affected a 78-year-old pedestrian who was also hit on Marburger Strasse on Marburger Strasse from a red small car on Marburger Strasse at around 4:35 p.m. The woman crossed the road at the level of house number 9 and was thrown onto the bonnet by the impact before she stayed on the street. Fortunately, the 28-year-old driver of the small car was unharmed, but the pedestrian was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. Here, too, the police ask for clues from accident witnesses that should contact the same number as in the current case.

These accidents illustrate the disproportionately high risk that pedestrians carry in road traffic. According to the Federal Institute for Roads (BAST), children and seniors in particular are particularly at risk because they often have difficulties in complex traffic situations. Accidents often occur on main roads, especially outside of nodes. Studies show that 95 % of pedestrian accidents take place on urban roads, whereby many of these incidents affect exceedances.

security measures and prevention

The bast has determined in its studies that many pedestrian behavior are affected by distraction, such as mobile phone use. This can lead to a delayed reaction and thus accidents. Seniors in particular move more slowly across the street and often need minor gaps in time at dusk, which further increases the risk. The need for sufficient visual relationships between pedestrians and motorized road users is therefore of great importance.

In order to improve safety in road traffic, measures such as clear structural regulations and security communication to reduce the number of accidents must be intensified. The knowledge of the bast should flow into traffic education in order to sensitize pedestrians and especially young and older road users to the dangers of road traffic. This is the only way to work sustainably to improve safety for pedestrians.