Thomas Bareiß, an elected member of the CDU in the German Bundestag, was seriously injured in a traffic accident in Baden-Württemberg. The incident occurred on the B27 near Hechingen in the Zollernalbkreis, as reported by the “Schwäbische Zeitung” on Sunday.
According to reports, Bareiß was among the individuals transported by rescue helicopter to a clinic. He reportedly underwent emergency surgery and is currently in “serious condition,” the newspaper stated, citing secured information.
Numerous rescue services responded to the scene on Sunday morning after two vehicles collided around 11 a.m. It was observed that one vehicle had overturned and ended up on the side of the road, while the other contained three people who, according to police, were only lightly injured. The cause of the accident remains under investigation.
Bareiß was scheduled for the morning to inaugurate a fountain at a summer festival in Herbertingen alongside the local mayor, Magnus Hoppe, before participating in his summer tour at his hometown sites in Mengen.
Bareiß, who is 51 years old, has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2005. Between 2018 and 2021, he served as Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economics and Energy, as well as the Federal Government Commissioner for Tourism. Additionally, from 2020 to 2021, he held the position of Federal Government Commissioner for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises.
