Goods train crash in Garsten: truck driver escapes injured, train driver injured!

Goods train crash in Garsten: truck driver escapes injured, train driver injured!

Garsten, Österreich - in Garsten, Steyr-Land district, there was a serious incident this morning when a freight train collided with a truck. The 25-year-old truck driver was locked up in a difficult Situation on a folded level crossing. According to the report by oe24 he had to go backwards during a narrow bend and closed behind it and got stuck on the structure of the truck. Since the truck could not drive out of the track area in time, the collision occurred just a few seconds later by train, which caught the rear of the vehicle.

The driver could climb out of the passenger door unharmed. The train driver, a 35-year-old man, reacted quickly and immediately initiated an emergency braking, but suffered slight injuries due to the splintered glass of the windscreen. The serious accident caused the train traffic to be closed on this route from 7.30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. The property damage to the truck is to be classified as total damage, including the engine, four wagons, the barrier system and a Thujecke.

growing safety concerns of level crossings

accidents at level crossings are not uncommon, and the latest incidents have a highlight of the concerns about security at such transitions. Like n-tv Plant after a fatal accident in Hamburg in February 2025, the number of railroad to reduce further. The incident demanded the life of an ICE passenger and injured 24 other people. This illustrates how important measures to avoid accident are, especially in positions that are often dangerous.

Currently there are around 15,820 level crossings in Germany, while the number was still 28,000 in the 1990s. This reduction has contributed to drastically reducing the number of accidents: Between 1995 and 2023, accidents at level crossings fell by more than 75%. In 2023, only 154 accidents were registered. However, over 95% of the clashes between trains and cars pass through inattentiveness or recklessness.

recommended measures to improve security

A comprehensive analysis shows that accidents at level crossings are rare compared to total accidents in road traffic, but often have serious consequences. According to the German Transport Safety Council In 2016, 995 accidents with personal loss, including 46 deaths and 1,367 injured. At the moment it is crucial to optimize techniques such as light signs and semi -barriers and to continue the educational campaign "safely" in order to draw attention to the dangers of level crossings.

The recommendations for improving security at level crossings range from the monitoring of dangerous sections to the construction of over and underpasses in order to avoid dangerous situations. The technical security of non -secured transitions is also considered necessary. The security organs also require a sensitive analysis and adaptation of all measures to continue to minimize the dangers and to ensure the safety of the population.