Drama on the A8: Several injuries in Aquaplaning accidents!

Drama on the A8: Several injuries in Aquaplaning accidents!

On Sunday, June 16, 2025, heavy rainfall hit the neighboring district of Esslingen, while the district of Göppingen was largely spared. The weather conditions led to several serious traffic accidents on the A8 motorway between Kirchheim Unter Teck and Wendlingen, which put numerous drivers and their families in danger. In the darkness and the rain -wet road, there was dangerous aquaplaning in which control over the vehicles was lost.

An accident that occurred around 11 p.m. was particularly tragic when a 30-year-old driver lost control in his Mercedes. He collided with a Ford that was occupied by several inmates. Both vehicles crashed into the guardrail and hurled over the road. A total of over ten people were injured in the accidents that evening, including four inmates of the Ford, two of them children aged 7 and 11. All injuries were immediately taken to nearby hospitals, while the driver of the Mercedes remained unharmed.

Large contingent of the rescue workers

For the rescue measures, the emergency services were mobilized with a large contingent. The A8 had to be completely closed temporarily to clear the accident sites. According to [Filstalwelle] (https://filstalwelle.de/shortnews/2025-06-16-goepingen-Landkreis-Bleibt- von-Stargregen-Schwerer-Unfall-Im-Nachbreis-Esslingen), the police urge caution, especially in wet roads, and appeals to the traffic disclosures, their speeds of the weather conditions adapt.

These incidents are not an isolated case. Already on March 24, 2025, two other accidents occurred on the A8 on the A8, in which the drivers of their vehicles also no longer became master. Such security risks are essentially due to the lack of adaptation of the speed and the condition of the tires, as the experts from Bussgeld-Info explain. Aquaplaning occurs when the tires lose contact with the road, typically in water accumulation on the street and inappropriate speed, which ideally should not be over 80 km/h.

important safety instructions

It is crucial to drive carefully in adverse weather conditions to protect yourself and other road users. The police and traffic experts warn that aquaplaning is a serious danger that is reinforced by driving at high speed and on wet roads. Measures that drivers can take refer to calm behavior in aquaplaning: foot from the gas, do not steer hectically and let it roll out.