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Serious traffic accident in Cologne: Seven vehicles crash together!
Serious traffic accident on July 16, 2025 in Cologne-Bocklemünd: Seven vehicles collide, five people are injured, investigations are ongoing.
Serious traffic accident in Cologne: Seven vehicles crash together!
On July 16, 2025, a serious traffic accident occurred in Cologne-Bocklemünd, which involved several vehicles and numerous injuries. At around 7:30 p.m. there was a collision between seven cars on Venloer Strasse, in which a 36-year-old woman was seriously injured. She had to be taken to hospital immediately. According to Feuerwehrmagazin it was the 21-year-old driver of a Mercedes who ignored a red light, probably under the influence of high speed. This led to a crucial collision with a BMW whose 51-year-old driver was about to turn on the green light.
The force of the impact threw the Mercedes into oncoming traffic, where it collided with five other waiting vehicles. While the rescue workers were immediately there and looked after those affected, four other people suffered minor injuries. Police closed the road for several hours while the accident was investigated and the vehicles were recovered. Witnesses reported the high speed of the Mercedes driver and the previously triggered stationary speed camera recording, which documented her traffic violation.
Injuries and vehicle damage
A total of seven vehicles were affected in this accident, including other drivers between the ages of 31 and 69, including a 36-year-old woman, a 47-year-old man and a 69-year-old woman. The accident is not only a tragedy for those directly affected, but also raises important questions about road safety in the region. According to t-online.de, all seven vehicles suffered significant damage as a result of the accident.
These events are part of a broader problem: The federal road traffic accident statistics, explained by Destatis, show that such accidents not only reflect the current traffic safety situation, but also serve as a basis for political and infrastructural measures to improve traffic safety. Continuous recording and analysis of such incidents is critical to solving and preventing future tragedies.
Investigations into the exact nature of the accident are currently underway, and it remains to be hoped that the measures derived from such incidents can help to sustainably improve safety on Cologne's roads.