Crash on B45 near Mauer injures three, two seriously; road reopened

What happened

Two cars collided on the Bundesstraße 45 near Mauer in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district of Baden-Württemberg on Wednesday morning, 28 October 2026. The crash apparently happened shortly after 5am on a wet road. The B45 was fully closed between Mauer and Meckesheim in the early morning so rescue crews could work at the scene. Drivers were asked to avoid the stretch during the morning rush.

Injuries and how the crash happened

Police said a 61-year-old driver turning onto the B45 failed to yield to a 57-year-old driver, and the two cars collided. A 34-year-old passenger sitting in the rear seat was thrown from the vehicle and seriously injured, and police said he was not wearing a seatbelt. The 61-year-old driver was also seriously injured, while the 57-year-old driver was hurt slightly. The front passenger of the 61-year-old's car was not hurt.

Earlier reports from the morning gave a figure of four injured. The later police information puts the number at three, two of them seriously hurt. Police said the cause of the crash was still open at the time of the first reports.

Vehicles and road clearance

Both cars were no longer roadworthy and had to be towed away from the scene. Police said the crash site was cleared and the road reopened to traffic later that morning, bringing the closure to an end.