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Serious frontal crash on Millstätter Straße: three injured!
Frontal crash on Millstätter Straße: Three seriously injured in an accident between the car of a 28-year-old and a 21-year-old.
Serious frontal crash on Millstätter Straße: three injured!
On May 30, 2025, at around 11:30 a.m., there was a tragic head-on collision on Millstätter Straße (B98) in the Spittal an der Drau district. The collision involved a 28-year-old car driver from the Spittal district and a 21-year-old man from Upper Austria. Both drivers and the 21-year-old's passenger suffered serious injuries, which illustrates the urgency of the situation. Several passersby were already providing first aid before the rescue workers arrived to care for the injured, as klick-kaernten reports.
The first emergency measures were initiated quickly and two of the three injured people were flown by rescue helicopter to the Innsbruck University Hospital and the Klagenfurt Hospital. As a result of the accident, the vehicles were totaled, which underlines the force of the collision. Due to the danger, Millstätter Straße was completely closed for around two hours, which led to significant traffic delays. The police began an investigation into the exact cause of the accident in order to clarify the background to this incident, confirm our reporting partners from Heute.
Accident statistics and their relevance
Road accidents like the one that happened are a serious problem in Europe and result in thousands of injuries and deaths every year. According to Europarl, for example, 22,800 people lost their lives in traffic accidents in the EU in 2019. The number of road traffic deaths fell by 36 percent between 2010 and 2020, but accidental deaths remain a pressing issue, especially on heavily used traffic routes.
In Austria, as in the rest of Europe, such accidents shape safety statistics. It appears that young adults, particularly those between the ages of 18 and 24, are disproportionately affected, even though they only represent a small portion of the total population. Continued attention to road safety remains essential in order to further reduce the number of accidents and satisfy the protection needs of all road users.