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Four injured in head-on crash on B470 near Diespeck
A 74-year-old driver was seriously injured in a head-on crash on the B470 near Diespeck in Bavaria on Sunday.
Her car crossed into the oncoming lane and hit a car carrying a 74-year-old driver and a 73-year-old passenger.
Four people were injured: the woman’s 71-year-old passenger and the two people in the other car were lightly hurt.
The seriously injured driver was flown to a clinic by rescue helicopter, while the other three were taken to nearby hospitals.
The cause of the crash is still unclear.
The B470 was fully closed for the police investigation and vehicle recovery, with the closure expected to last until about 2:30 p.m.
Four people were injured in a head-on collision involving two cars on the B470 near Diespeck.
A 74-year-old driver was seriously injured after her car crossed into oncoming traffic.
A rescue helicopter flew her to a clinic.
The other three people, including the driver’s 71-year-old passenger, sustained minor injuries.
The cause of the crash was not yet known.
- Who
- Four people: a 74-year-old woman driving a Ford, her 71-year-old passenger, and the 74-year-old driver and 73-year-old passenger of a BMW.
- What
- Two cars collided head-on; all four occupants were injured.
- When
- Sunday, 18 October 2026, around midday; firefighters were alerted at about 12:20 p.m.
- Where
- The B470 near Diespeck, in the Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim district of Germany.
- Why
- The 74-year-old driver crossed into oncoming traffic for an as-yet unknown reason.
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Firefighters were alerted to the crash on the B470 near Diespeck.
The seriously injured 74-year-old driver was flown to a clinic, while the three other injured people were taken to hospitals.
The B470 was fully closed for the investigation and recovery work; the closure was expected to last until about 2:30 p.m.
- Injured people
- 4
- Seriously injured
- 74-year-old driver
- Other injured people
- 3, all lightly injured
- Vehicles
- Blue Ford and white BMW
- Estimated property damage
- About €25,000
- Location
- B470 near Diespeck
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