Crashed driver in Paderborn: VW Kombi crashes against lantern!
Crashed driver in Paderborn: VW Kombi crashes against lantern!
On Wednesday, May 7, 2025, a traffic accident occurred at 6:50 p.m. on Driburger Strasse in Paderborn, which was triggered by a confusion of the accelerator with the brake pedal. According to information from Radio Hochstift, a 36-year-old driver was traveling with a Volkswagen station wagon when he drove from a parking lot to Driburger Strasse. He accelerated uncontrollably, which caused him to lose control of his vehicle.
In the course of the accident, the VW Kombi hurled left off the road and drove to the sidewalk against the direction of travel. There the vehicle crashed first against a distribution box and then against a street lamp. The driver himself suffered minor injuries, but medical treatment was necessary, which is why he was taken to a Paderborn hospital.
accident consequences and damage height
The condition of the vehicle was humiliated after the accident: the Bulli was classified as no longer ready to drive and had to be towed. The total damage amount is estimated to be around 8,000 euros. According to information from Wikipedia, traffic accidents are damage events in which road users are involved on public roads, paths and squares. The police process such accidents in accordance with the federal states.
The similarity to other traffic accidents illustrates the fact that human failure often plays a major role. Unfortunately, in Germany it is the case that traffic accidents represent the most common cause of death for young people between the ages of 15 and 24. The causes can range from traffic regulatory violations to misjudgments to technical failure.
statistics on traffic safety
According to statistical surveys, which were carried out in recent years, there were 2,245,078 traffic accidents recorded in Germany in 2020 in Germany. This number was 16.4 % lower than in 2019. The number of traffic fatalities dropped to 2,719, which means a decrease of 10.7 % compared to the previous year. Security measures to reduce such accidents are urgently necessary, especially since the economic costs of traffic accidents in 2008 were estimated at around 31 billion euros.The district police authority Paderborn has provided corresponding contact information for media inquiries. Interested parties can contact the press and public relations work by phone at 05251 306-1313 or by email to press office.paderborn@polizei.nrw.de. Outside of office hours, the control center of the Paderborn police is available on 05251 306-1222.
Overall, this incident shows how important it is to take traffic safety seriously and to consider preventing such accidents. The confusion of accelerator and brake is a common but serious problem, which ultimately not only endangers the driver's life, but also uninvolved on the street.
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