Road accidents

Fatal accident on Kanonenstraße

April 25, 2014 By Graham Tappenden

A fatal accident occured in the Kanonenstraße on Sunday, 20th April, 2014.

A 40-year-old-motorcyclist was travelling from the Sandplacken towards Oberursel, when he applied the brakes before the road took a turn to the right.

He ended up on the wrong side of the road, where he was hit by an oncoming vehicle travelling in the opposite direction, before being hit by a further vehicle which was also travelling up the hill.

Despite resuscitation attempts, the motorcyclist died at the scene of the accident. Police estimate the damage to the vehicles involved to total around €24,000.

Filed Under: Other News, Road accidents Tagged With: accident, Kanonenstrasse, L3004

Car collided with U-Bahn

March 14, 2014 By Graham Tappenden

A 56-year-old from Bad Homburg was driving along the Hohemarkstraße in his Fiat Doblo towards the Hohemark on Wednesday, 12th March, 2014. At around 1.15pm he went to turn left across the tracks of the U-Bahn near house number 106.

However he oversaw the U-Bahn that was travelling in the same direction. The car and the U-Bahn collided, with the car being pushed along the track and squashed between the train and the railings.

The car is a write-off, the driver and his passenger were slightly hurt. The total damage is put at around €20,000. The U-Bahn was damaged but was able to be driven away under its own power once the track had been cleared.

Filed Under: Other News, Road accidents, Uncategorized Tagged With: accident, Doblo, Fiat, Hohemarkstrasse, U-Bahn

Car damaged on supermarket car park – witnesses sought

February 17, 2014 By Graham Tappenden

A 54-year-old driver of a blue BMW returned to his parked car in a supermarket car park in the Zimmersmühlenweg to discover scratches on the rear right-hand side bumper.

The car had been parked between 12.30pm and 1.30pm in the car park on Saturday, 18th January, 2014 and the cost of the damage is put at 700EUR.

As the person who caused the damage left without dealing with it, police in Oberursel are asking for witnesses to come forward and call them on 06171 62400.

Filed Under: Other News, Road accidents Tagged With: blue, BMW, bumper, car park, scratches, supermarket

Witnesses sought after accident in Lange Straße

February 6, 2014 By Graham Tappenden

Police in Oberursel are asking witnesses to come forward after an accident in the Lange Straße on Tuesday, 7th January, 2014 at around 6pm.

Apparently the a dark coloured Citroen Berlingo hit a silver car parked on the side of the road about 80m from the junction with the Homburger Landstraße, causing the left wing-mirror to be torn off.

The driver of the Citroen drove off without dealing with the damage, but atthe same time, the owner of the silver car has not come forward either.

Anyone with information that would help the police is asked to call 06171 62400.

Filed Under: Other News, Road accidents Tagged With: accident, Berlingo, Citroen, Lange Strasse

Jaguar overtook and collided with VW Golf

January 25, 2014 By Graham Tappenden

The two drivers involved in a recent accident on the Königsteiner Straße were unable to agree on whether one had indicated or not.

The accident happened on Thursday, 9th January, 2014 at around 8pm. A 34-year-old was driving her VW Golf along the Königsteiner Straße towards the B455 and wanted to turn left into a small road leading to allotments.

The 52-year-old driver in a Jaguar behind went to overtake the Golf, which was slowing down, and collided with it.

According to police, their statements differed as to whether the 34-year-old had indicated that she was turning off the road. The damage is estimated at around €5,000.

Filed Under: Other News, Road accidents Tagged With: allotment, indicator, Jaguar, Koenigsteiner Strasse, VW Golf

One person injured in accident at Supermarket

January 20, 2014 By Graham Tappenden

One person was injured on Thursday, 9th January, 2014 in a road traffic accident at a supermarket car park.

A VW Bora travelling along the Hohemarkstraße at 5.30pm turned to enter a supermarket car park, however the 45-year-old driver failed to notice the 58-year-old pedestrian on the footpath at the entrance to the car park.

The pedestrian was knocked to the ground and suffered head injuries. She was subsequently taken to hospital to be checked over.

Filed Under: Other News, Road accidents Tagged With: accident, Bora, car park, Hohemarkstrasse, supermarket, VW

Crash during U-Turn on the Königsteiner Straße

January 9, 2014 By Graham Tappenden

A 74-year-old driving an Audi A1 crashed attempting to make a U-Turn on the Königsteiner Straße (K772) on Tuesday, 7th January, 2014 at around 2pm.

They were heading from Königstein towards Oberursel when they turned off into the Königsteiner Straße and then tried to turn around to return to the B455. However the driver oversaw the traffic island and hit one of the roadsigns causing €3,000 of damage.

Filed Under: Other News, Road accidents Tagged With: A1, Audi, B455, K772, Koenigsteiner Strasse, U-Turn

Turn right onto the tracks…

December 6, 2013 By Graham Tappenden

One Mercedes driver showed a little too much trust in her satellite navigation equipment on Friday evening (29th November, 2013).

At the corner of the Hohemarkstraße and Kupferhammerweg, the voice said “turn right”, and turn she did, without realising that the Kuperhammerweg starts 20 metres away on the other side of the U-Bahn tracks.

Instead she turned right onto the tracks, grounding the car.

Trains were halted whilst the car was towed back onto the road. The car was slightly damaged but no-one was hurt.

Filed Under: Other News, Road accidents Tagged With: Hohemarkstrasse, Kupferhammerweg, sat nav, satellite navigation, Tracks, U-Bahn

Accident on the road to the Feldberg

November 26, 2013 By Graham Tappenden

A 41 driver from Frankfurt was heading along the L3024 road from the Sandplacken towards the Feldberg on Saturday, 2nd November, 2013 in the afternoon, when for some unknown reason he came off the road.

When the road went round to the left, he came off the right-hand side, first entering a ditch on the side of the road before hitting a tree.

The driver along with his passenger – a visitor from Korea – were both trapped in the car. They were freed by the driver of another car and the ambulance crew, after which the driver was taken to the hospital in Bad Homburg

His passenger was taken to the university clinic in Frankfurt. Police are investigating the accident.

Filed Under: Other News, Road accidents Tagged With: Feldberg, L3024, Sandplacken

Collision with overtaking taxi

November 11, 2013 By Graham Tappenden

An accident occurred late at night at the junction of the Oberhöchstadter Straße and Weingärtenumgehung on Wednesday, 23rd October, 2013.

The 19-year-old driver of an Audi heading out of the town wanted to turn left from the Oberhöchstadter Straße onto the Weingärtenumgehung (by-pass), when just before the turning he was overtaken by a taxi.

The vehicles collided, as a result of which the Audi hit a wall. Both drivers were slightly hurt.

Filed Under: Other News, Road accidents Tagged With: accident, Audi, collision, Oberhoechstadter Strasse, taxi, Weingaertenumgehung