Trauma chaos in Sassnitz: Car driver escapes after bus collision!

Trauma chaos in Sassnitz: Car driver escapes after bus collision!

on July 3, 2025, around 6:09 p.m., there was a worrying traffic accident in Sassnitz on the B96, which resulted in several injuries. An unknown driver of a gray car who turned into Stralsunder Straße without a blinker braked off to turn into the Gerhart-Hauptmann-Ring. This sudden stop forced a regular bus that drove behind the car, an emergency braking to avoid a collision. This dangerous situation led to two passengers on the bus.

Among the injured was a 53-year-old woman who was seriously injured on the head. She had to be flown to the Greifswald University Clinic with a rescue helicopter. A 43-year-old man suffered minor injuries, while the 44-year-old bus driver was also affected by the incident and suffered a shock. All participants are German citizens. The police have initiated investigations into negligent bodily harm and driver escape because the driver of the gray car was illegally removed from the scene of the accident. The B96 was partially closed for about 45 minutes to clean up the accident and clarify the situation. [Image] reports that the line bus could no longer continue after the incident.

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Witnesses reported on the gray car that drove towards the center and had braked without warning. These abrupt driving maneuvers are not only dangerous, but for many as a known cause of traffic accidents. The current statistics also show that such situations can often lead to personal injury. The [Destatis] indicates that precise data on traffic accidents form important foundations for measures in traffic safety.

The Sassnitz police are in the process of viewing all the clues and strives to find the fleeting driver. Particular attention is paid to the recordings of surveillance cameras in the area. Has anyone observed the accident -prone maneuver or could provide additional information that contributes to clarifying the incident?

accidents of this kind illustrate the need that road users always remain attentive and should adhere to the traffic rules. The nationwide traffic accident statistics show how important prevention measures and information are in road traffic in order to avoid similar incidents in the future. [TAG24] emphasizes that the cause of the accident is primarily due to the rash braking behavior of the car driver, and warns for caution.