Driver trapped after car flips on Federal Highway 3 near Heppenheim

A routine drive turned chaotic when a car veered off B3, flipping and trapping its driver. Firefighters raced against time to free the injured 26-year-old.

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2026 April 25 . 8:08 PM

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POL-HP: Heppenheim/B3 Road Fully Closed After Traffic Accident

Driver trapped after car flips on Federal Highway 3 near Heppenheim

Heppenheim (our platform)

A traffic accident occurred on Federal Highway 3 (B3) on Monday afternoon (September 15) at around 2:55 p.m. Between the Laudenbach-Nord roundabout and the Odenwaldquelle, a 26-year-old driver from Lautertal veered off the road to the right for reasons still unknown and rolled his vehicle. The Heppenheim fire department rescued the trapped and injured driver. The car was completely destroyed. During rescue and recovery operations, the federal highway was temporarily closed in both directions for approximately one hour.