94-year-old rams eight passers-by: injuries and driving license away!

94-year-old rams eight passers-by: injuries and driving license away!

On June 24, 2025, a worrying incident occurred in the parking lot of a supermarket in Hameln, Hameln-Pyrmont district. A 94-year-old woman started eight carnings with her car, with three of them seriously injured. Fortunately, the senior wore only minor injuries and was immediately taken to the hospital. The police excluded a deliberate act and secured the woman's car while she also withdrawn her driver's license. The investigation is running to clarify further details. It is interesting that the number of seriously injured people in Germany has been at the lowest level in more than 70 years, as NDR reports.

Such incidents raise questions, especially in view of the general statistics on older road users. In 2021, according to Destatis , around 66,812 people over 65 years were involved in traffic accidents. This group made 14.5 % of those involved in the accident, which looks exciting in the context of the extensive accident statistics. It also shows that older people are less likely to participate, possibly because they drive car less often or use public transport.

serious traffic accidents and older people

The accident in Hameln is reminiscent of a general trend in traffic accidents with older people who are less frequent, but often more serious. In 2021 over 45,000 senior citizens and 868 died of them. The proportion of seniors in the accident was 13.9 %, while they presented 33.9 % of the fatalities, as reported, as reported. This shows that older pedestrians have a higher risk of serious injuries to road traffic.

Likewise, the data showed that more and more older drivers are involved in accidents. This could be due to declining physical skills that are important when driving. The studies show that 68.2 % of the older drivers have the main debt in traffic accidents. Causes such as disregarding the right of way and misconduct when turning or turning are particularly striking, while driving is rare under alcohol influence.

technical aids and mobility offers

In order to reduce the risk of accident, the idea of ​​a "feedback food" with a specialist from the age of 75 would be conceivable to improve driving behavior. In addition, the increased use of park-and-ride offers as well as the use of public transport is recommended to get out of the vehicles at an early stage and to be safer in traffic.

The incident in Hameln reminds us that sensitivity and safety in road traffic are of the utmost importance, especially when it comes to our older citizens. It is to be hoped that such an accident will not find imitators and that social responsibility will be reinforced in dealing with older road users.