Stau-chaos on the A3: Several accidents bring traffic to a standstill!

Stau-chaos on the A3: Several accidents bring traffic to a standstill!

On Monday afternoon, June 2, 2025, there was a real traffic chaos on the A3 motorway in the Siebengebirge. Shortly after 5 p.m., the motorway police and rescue workers were alerted due to several rear-end collisions near Königswinter-Thomasberg. Six vehicles collided with each other in the direction of Cologne.

This series of accidents triggered a long backlog to Rhineland-Palatinate. Fortunately, only one of the seven people involved was slightly injured; The airbags were even triggered in the last vehicle. Despite the possibility for all six vehicles to switch to a construction site track, the backlog remained, while the Königswinter fire brigade was in use with a new All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV). This vehicle should actually only be presented on Thursday, but was used in the emergency.

another misfortune on the previous evening

Already on Sunday evening, around 9 p.m., a similar incident occurred on the A3, also near the Brücksberger Straße Brücke. Here three vehicles collided, which made a slightly injured person in the first vehicle. Fortunately, the affected vehicles were able to roll for the departure lane to the Lobachtal-Ost motorway parking lot, which prevented massive disabilities.

The A3, which runs over a distance of 769 kilometers from the Dutch border to Austria, is known for its high accident rate. Daily occurrence of serious accidents, whether with motorcycles, buses, trucks or cars, shape the traffic situation on this highway. As tag24 , the information on accidents and traffic situation comes directly from the police, which underlines the topicality and relevance of these reports.

statistical background to traffic accidents

Traffic accidents on the A3 are also part of a comprehensive survey carried out by the Federal Statistical Office. How Destatis.de aims to provide comprehensive and current data on traffic safety. It takes into account various factors that can lead to accidents and thus provides valuable knowledge for legislation, traffic education and road construction projects.

The results of this statistics are of crucial importance to understand trends and patterns in the accident and thus develop measures to improve traffic safety and infrastructure.