Wine festival's opening weekend marred by car crash and minor injuries

Thousands gathered for the opening weekend of the Ihringen Wine Festival. While the event ran smoothly for most attendees, emergency teams dealt with a few incidents—including a serious car crash. Late on Saturday night, a vehicle carrying festivalgoers flipped over on the district road toward Gündlingen. Five ambulances, two emergency doctors, firefighters, and police rushed to the scene. Despite heavy damage to the car, all five occupants escaped with only minor injuries. Authorities later confirmed the driver had not been drinking.

Back at the festival, volunteer first responders from the German Red Cross (DRK) in Ihringen-Wasenweiler treated 22 people. Thirteen of those cases happened on the festival grounds itself. Most involved small cuts from broken glass or falls. Five patients needed further care and were taken to nearby hospitals.

Overall, emergency services described the event as largely incident-free. The festival continued without major disruptions. Medical teams handled injuries quickly, and no severe cases were reported. Organisers and responders now look ahead to the rest of the event.