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Shock! Driver crashes into wall: seriously injured man freed from car!
Serious traffic accident in Mettlach-Keuchingen: Driver hits wall, driver seriously injured and drunkenness suspected.
Shock! Driver crashes into wall: seriously injured man freed from car!
On Tuesday afternoon, June 24, 2025, a serious traffic accident occurred in Keuchingen, near the Aral gas station. At around 3:30 p.m., a driver in his mid-40s drove head-on into a massive property wall at high speed without braking. The impact was so violent that the concrete and fence enclosure was completely destroyed. The vehicle was totaled.
The driver was trapped in the vehicle after the accident and had to be freed by the emergency doctor and rescue service. He was flown to a clinic in Homburg in a Luxembourg rescue helicopter. Drunkenness is suspected in this case, but there is no official information available yet. The Merzig police station was at the scene with two police vehicles to secure the situation and initiate investigations.
Investigation into the cause of the accident
The exact cause of the accident is still unclear. The North Saarland police station plans to provide further information about the accident on Saturday. The police are also asking all witnesses to contact the Merzig police or the PI Nordsaarland in order to further clarify the matter.
Similar incidents are cause for concern. An example is a traffic accident that occurred in Wallmerod on July 12, 2023. A 60-year-old driver from the municipality of Westerburg was involved in an accident in a single vehicle after consuming too much alcohol. This incident led to a blood sample being taken and the driver's license being seized, as the influence of alcohol was also determined here. The route had to be closed at short notice by the volunteer fire department.
Accidents like this highlight the dangers that arise from drunk driving. The police are therefore paying more attention to this in order to ensure road safety and prevent further incidents.
For up-to-date information on this and other incidents, those interested can visit the reporting Blue light report Saarland and WW Courier track.