Serious traffic accident involving three vehicles

Kirchenthumbach On 18.04.2025, around 4:45 p.m., a serious traffic accident involving three vehicles occurred on Bundesstraße 470 near Kirchenthumbach. Due to the collision, three of the four individuals involved in the accident were trapped in their vehicles and suffered severe injuries, as reported by the police. They had to be cut out by the emergency services. For further examination, they were taken to nearby hospitals by helicopter or ambulance. All three vehicles suffered a total economic loss amounting to approximately €80,000. Since the exact sequence of events at the scene could not be clarified, an expert was ordered to the accident site after consultation with the public prosecutor's office. Further investigations are being conducted by the Eschenbach i.d.OPf. police station. In addition to the fire departments from Kirchenthumbach, Eschenbach, Neuzirkendorf, and Auerbach, there were also five ambulances, two helicopters, and four doctors on site. The B470 was fully closed in both directions in the area of the accident site.