Jena/Wolfersdorf, 02.05.2026. On the Landstraße 1077 near Wolfersdorf, a motorcyclist fell and was injured during a collision with a passenger car. The driver fled the scene of the accident, while the victim had to be taken to the Uniklinikum Jena.
- When: Friday, 01.05.2026, around 7:20 PM
- Where: Landstraße 1077, approx. 500 meters past Wolfersdorf in the direction of Neustadt/Orla
- What: Traffic accident involving personal injury and subsequent hit-and-run
- Injuries: One motorcyclist (shoulder injury)
- Vehicle sought: Grey small car (presumably VW Golf or Polo) with visible damage on the left side
- Contact for witnesses: Police under case number VUS/0107793/2026
Collision in the S-Curve
On early Friday evening, two friends were riding their motorcycles one after the other on the L1077. The journey took them from Wolfersdorf in the Saale-Holzland-Kreis towards Neustadt an der Orla. Approximately 500 meters after the town exit of Wolfersdorf, the motorcycles passed through an S-curve. According to police reports, a grey small car came too close to them in their own lane in this section with limited visibility. The car grazed the leading motorcycle.
The contact was sufficient to cause the leading biker to fall. The second motorcyclist reacted quickly and was just able to prevent a collision with his falling friend or the car through a life-saving evasive maneuver.
Hit-and-Run After a Brief Stop
Instead of helping the fallen and injured man, the driver of the car committed a hit-and-run. Although the vehicle stopped briefly a few meters after the collision, it then continued its journey illegally. The uninjured motorcyclist immediately took care of his friend and alerted emergency services.
An ambulance took the injured biker with a shoulder injury to the Universitätsklinikum Jena for further medical care. The damaged motorcycle was no longer roadworthy and had to be recovered by a towing service. The police have launched investigations into hit-and-run and negligent bodily harm and are now searching for the grey VW Golf or Polo, which should show clear signs of the accident on the left side.
Background: Accident Statistics and Traffic Consequences
The Landstraße 1077 is a typical, partly very winding route in the Saale-Holzland-Kreis, which is heavily frequented by motorcyclists, especially on weekends and public holidays. Particularly in S-curves with poor visibility, it poses an increased risk potential in oncoming traffic, as vehicles often cut the center line.
Hit-and-run after an accident involving personal injury is not a trivial offense, but a serious crime under the Criminal Code (unauthorized departure from the scene of an accident), which is punished not only with significant fines or imprisonment but also with the revocation of the driver’s license.
Traffic accidents remain a pressing regional issue: According to figures from the Federal Statistical Office for the year 2023, over 50,400 traffic accidents occurred throughout Thüringen. In almost 5,600 cases, people were injured. In total, 97 traffic fatalities, around 1,470 serious injuries, and over 5,600 minor injuries were recorded on Thüringen’s roads that year.
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