Slippery winter roads in Bavaria have led to accidents, some of them serious, with injuries. As police spokesman said, several ice accidents occurred, especially in Swabia, Upper Bavaria and Upper Franconia.
A 32-year-old from Baden-Württemberg underestimated the wintry road conditions on the A9 motorway in Upper Franconia. In the direction of Berlin, according to the police, her car suddenly slipped near Berg on Sunday and spun across the entire roadway. The slide ended in the crash barriers. The 32-year-old was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
According to the police, a 46-year-old was probably traveling too fast near Ingolstadt. During an overtaking manoeuvre, he lost control of his car, which skidded and then left the road to the right. The car first collided with a delineator and rolled over several times in an adjacent field until it came to rest on its roof. The driver and his 15-year-old passenger were reportedly taken to hospital with moderate injuries.
In the Swabian town of Löpsingen (Donau-Ries district), a 20-year-old also skidded her car because of snow and excessive speed. She first turned right into the green verge, then left the roadway and landed in a field. The woman suffered minor injuries in Sunday’s accident.
In Kulmbach, Upper Franconia, a 28-year-old lost control of his vehicle in a left-hand bend on Sunday morning due to ice. It went off the road, slid into a ditch and then stopped at a property. The driver was injured and taken to the hospital.
Near Peutenhausen (Neuburg-Schrobenhausen district), a 52-year-old drove with summer tires despite wintry roads. When overtaking another car, he left the lane to the right on Sunday. His car overturned and landed on its roof. The man was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
