Car accident on the Gutauer state road: driver seriously injured!

Car accident on the Gutauer state road: driver seriously injured!

Gutauer Landesstraße, 4263 Gutau, Österreich - On June 19, 2025, around 5:25 p.m. on the Gutauer Landesstraße in Neustadt, municipality of Gutau, Upper Austria, a regrettable traffic accident. A 56-year-old man from Linz was traveling by car when he got off the road, slipping over a steep embankment and finally crashed into a tree. The accident caused considerable traffic disruptions, since the Gutauer state road in the area of ​​the accident site was completely blocked during the rescue work.

The man's first care was taken on site before he was brought to the Linz accident hospital. According to reports, the person who caused the accident showed an alcohol value of 1.84 per thousand, which significantly impaired its driving ability. Shortly after the incident, the Selker-Neustadt volunteer fire brigade was alerted, which began at 5:30 p.m. with the rescue work. In support, the Tragwein volunteer fire brigade was consulted with its “Last Tragwein” vehicle in order to recover the crashed vehicle from the forest. The car had slipped down about three meters and came to a standstill in a forest area.

recurring danger on the Gutauer state road

This type of accidents on the Gutauer State Road is not new. In the past, the Pregartsdorf volunteer fire brigade was alerted for cleaning up after similar incidents. In an earlier accident, a car driver came off the road, whereby her vehicle came to a stop in the ditch. Here, the accident was also cared for by the Red Cross rescue workers and transported to a hospital for further clarification. The fire brigade passed the traffic merged and secured the accident site.
"After the transportation of the accident and cleaning the traffic area, the fire brigade was able to report again after an hour and a half", the reports are mentioned.

Statistical classification of the risk of accidents in the EU

The incident throws a light on general traffic safety in Europe, where thousands of people annually lose their lives or are seriously injured in traffic accidents. Between 2010 and 2020, the number of road traffic fats in Europe fell by 36 percent. In 2019, 22,800 traffic fatalities were counted, a value of the 2020 was reduced by 4,000 people. Enjoyable preliminary figures show that in 18 EU member states the number of fatalities is at a record low. Nevertheless, the traffic area remains one of the main causes for fatal accidents, especially in connection with alcohol consumption and insufficient traffic safety.

Sweden has the safest roads with 85 traffic fatalities with 18 races per 1 million inhabitants, while Romania has the highest rate. The EU average is 42 traffic fatalities per 1 million inhabitants, which is high compared to global average numbers of over 180.

The present incidents on the Gutauer State Road and the associated risks underline the importance of traffic safety and responsible behavior in road traffic. This not only includes personal responsibility, but also the need for measures to improve the street infrastructure and clarification of road users in order to further reduce the number of accidents.

The complete reports on the incidents and further information on traffic safety are available at Fireworld , Feuerwehren.at and Europarl.europa.eu