Heavy accident - A tractor collides with a car - family heavily injured
In a collision between a Tractor and a car in the Kreis Biberach, a four-member family sustained heavy injuries. The tractor disintegrated in the middle, but the driver remained unharmed, according to the police. In the car were the 30-year-old family father as the driver, his 31-year-old wife as the passenger, and the two children on the back seat, as the police stated. The woman had to be rescued from the car by the fire department with rescue equipment. She was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries via helicopter ambulance.
The accident occurred on the L 260, near Tannheim, at a crossing. The 48-year-old tractor driver, according to previous knowledge, disregarded the right-of-way of the Car. A large contingent of police, fire department, and rescue services were on site. Both the tractor and the car suffered total damage.
- Due to the collision, the L 260 near Tannheim in Biberach, Baden-Württemberg, experienced significant traffic disruption.
- Witnesses reported that the automatic traffic light was functioning correctly before the accident.
- The children, fortunately, only suffered minor injuries during the accident and were transported to the hospital for further examination.
- The local authorities are investigating the cause of the collision between the tractor and the car, focusing on the alleged disregard of right-of-way.
- The police are urging everyone in the Biberach area to exercise caution on the roads, as accidents can have severe consequences.
- The fire department later reported that the car caught fire after the collision, but the automatic fire extinguisher system in the tractor managed to contain the blaze.
