Shock in frontal collision: driver escapes, traces of blood lead to the perpetrator!

Shock in frontal collision: driver escapes, traces of blood lead to the perpetrator!

Konnefeld, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Deutschland - A serious accident moved the minds in Konnefeld, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis on July 7, 2025. A 35-year-old man from Morschen got on the oncoming lane with his Subaru and hit a VW Golf head-on to a VW Golf, which was directed by a 45-year-old driver from Alheim. This dramatic collision not only led to significant damage to property, but also to injuries to both drivers, whereby that of the golf driver was classified as life -threatening. The accident occurred on the bypass between Morschen-Konnefeld and Alheim-Niederellenbach, a often busy section of the region.

The golf driver was caught in his vehicle after the impact and had to be freed with a hydraulic rescue device by a total of 42 firefighters from Konnefeld, Neumorschen, Malsfeld and Knüllwald-Niederbeisheim. He was immediately taken to the hospital in Bad Hersfeld. The driver of the Subaru overturned after the collision and remained on the roof next to the road.

a mysterious attempt to escape

What was going on afterwards is more reminiscent of a thriller: The Subaru driver disappeared from the accident after the accident, which immediately called the police on the scene. Blood traces led the emergency services to a field in which the man was found about an hour after the accident. He only suffered minor injuries, but investigators suspect alcohol consumption. A blood sample was arranged to obtain clarity about the exact circumstances of the accident.

The total damage to the accident is estimated at around 30,000 euros, and both vehicles had to be towed. For several hours, the road from the junction near Neumorschen to the center of Niederellenbach was closed to carry out the rescue operation and the accident recording. Unfortunately, this episode is not the only one of its kind in the region and shows how quickly everyday life becomes an albdruck at dusk.

In this context, questions will be made again whether the security standards on Hessian roads can be adequately increased. In the past, there have been similarly serious accidents that were also caused by misconduct at the wheel, as that recently took place between Schorndorf and Oberberken. So there was a frontal collision, in which vehicle occupants also had to be freed from their vehicles by the fire brigade. In this case, too, the accident vehicles had considerable total damage and had to be towed immediately. The road traffic authorities are required to hold the person who caused the accident and take possible preventive measures to prevent future accidents.

The developments in the event of the accident in Konnefeld are still pursued by the local authorities. It remains to be seen whether this incident will have special legal consequences for the Subaru driver. Whatever the matter, it remains to be hoped that such tragic accidents will soon be a thing of the past.

For further details on this incident, we refer to the comprehensive reporting of HNA and supplementary information also provided by