Tragedy on the A1: Passenger dies after brutal motorway accident!

Tragedy on the A1: Passenger dies after brutal motorway accident!

GOSSAU (SWITZERLAND): On the night of March 15, 2025, shortly after midnight, a serious accident occurred on the A1 motorway in the direction of Zurich - St. Gallen. A 21-year-old passenger from the canton of St. Gallen tragically died. While a 22-year-old man was driving his car onto the A1, he lost control for unknown reasons and collided violently with the central barrier. This led to dramatic subsequent accidents.

At the same time, an 80-year-old driver who was driving correctly in the direction of St. Gallen approached and crashed into the 22-year-old's stopped vehicle without braking. This collision caused the 22-year-old's car to spin again and eventually come to a stop on the hard shoulder. Another 36-year-old driver, who was also traveling on the motorway, was unable to avoid the collision despite braking and collided with the 80-year-old's vehicle. All three drivers involved sustained injuries, some minor to serious, and were taken to hospital for treatment. The fatal consequences for the 21-year-old passenger are particularly tragic as he could not be saved despite quick rescue measures on site fireworld.at reported.

Additional accidents on the A1

Previously, on January 7, 2025, a rear-end collision occurred on the same highway. A 47-year-old man made a costly mistake by driving into the vehicle of a 34-year-old woman without braking while both were driving towards St. Margrethen. There were injuries, but fortunately the accident had no fatal consequences. The two occupants of the 34-year-old's car had to be transported to hospital with minor injuries. The material damage amounted to around 45,000 francs polizeiticker.ch reported.

As a result of the fatal accident on the A1, the motorway had to be closed for several hours in order to make the work of the rescue workers and the police easier and to redirect traffic safely. All vehicles involved were totaled.