A ambulance collides with Porsche: injured in midnight accident!

A ambulance collides with Porsche: injured in midnight accident!

Potsdamer Straße, 10785 Berlin, Deutschland - On June 15, 2025, a dangerous accident occurred between an ambulance and a Porsche in Berlin-Tiergarten. The accident, which occurred shortly before midnight on Potsdamer Straße in the direction of Potsdamer Platz, results in numerous questions about compliance with traffic rules and the rights of emergency vehicles. According to [berlin.de] (https://www.berlin.de/polizei reports/2025/Pressemage department. 1570000.php), the 34-year-old driver of the ambulance had special and way rights, which he was entitled to in an emergency operations in accordance with Section 35 Road Traffic Regulations (StVO).

Passers -by reported that the driver of the ambulance reduced the speed and, despite a red traffic light, with the special signals switched on into the intersection. At that moment, the 21-year-old driver of the Porsche, as the green light allowed him, had incorporated into the intersection. The subsequent collision led to the Porsche crashed into a traffic light mast.

accident consequences and injured

The consequences of the accident were serious. The Porsche driver was brought to the hospital with minor injuries while his passenger had rejected the treatment at the scene of the accident. The driver of the ambulance and his 45-year-old colleague also suffered minor injuries and were taken to the same hospital, but were released again after the treatment. Both vehicles were no longer driving and towed due to the collision. The traffic investment service of Police Directorate 2 (West) has taken over the investigation into the accident.

The legal framework for the use of ambulances is clearly regulated. According to right-wingdesche.de, drivers of ambulances are exempt from normal transport obligations in urgent emergencies, but must always be used to avoid special care in order to avoid civil or criminal persecution. This includes, for example, the obligation to ensure that other road users notice the signals from the ambulance before they run over a red traffic light. Liability in the event of an accident is also not clear, which is illustrated by a case of the Higher Regional Court in Frankfurt, in which half liability between an ambulance and a car was found after a similar incident.

The role of special rights in road traffic

Although emergency vehicles have special rights under certain conditions, they generally apply to the same rules as other road users in road traffic. The regulations state that an emergency situation is in a hurry to save human life or to avert severe health damage. These special rights include, for example, the transfer of red traffic lights and disregard the permissible top speed, as long as the endangerment of other road users does not go beyond the necessary level. As explained [ergo.de] (https://www.ergo.de/de/Rechtsportal/verkehrsrecht/sonderrecht-fuer-Rescunge vehicles), other road users have to clear the way when the emergency vehicle is on the move with flashing lights and Martinshorn. Ignoring this obligation can lead to fines.

The incidents and the current investigation results will certainly lead to further discussions about the rights and obligations of emergency vehicles and other road users. Such accidents in Berlin are not the exception, and communication and understanding for the procedure of emergency vehicles in everyday traffic remain essential.