Shock when overtaking: head-on collision on B95 in Klagenfurt!

Shock when overtaking: head-on collision on B95 in Klagenfurt!

On October 17, 2025, there was a serious traffic accident with personal injuries in Klagenfurt North, on the B95 Turracher Straße. The incident occurred around 5:45 p.m. when a 38-year-old Romanian crossed into oncoming traffic while overtaking and collided head-on with the car of a 44-year-old woman from Spittal, as klick-kaernten.at reports.

The 38-year-old was trapped in his vehicle in the accident. However, he was quickly freed by uninvolved vehicle drivers. With injuries of an indeterminate degree, he was taken to the LKH Klaagenfurt in the Christophorus C11 rescue helicopter after initial treatment by the emergency doctor. The 44-year-old also sustained injuries in the collision and was taken to the accident hospital by emergency services after initial medical treatment.

Consequences of the accident

Due to the accident, the B95 was closed to all traffic until around 7 p.m. The emergency services included the rescue service, the Klagenfurt professional fire department and the Kalvarienberg volunteer fire department, who were on site to care for the injured people and secure the scene of the accident [fireworld.at](https://www.fireworld.at/2025/10/17/ktn-verkehrsunfall-mit-personal Schaden-%E2%86%92-frontalkollision-auf-b-95/) added.

In Austria, road traffic accidents resulting in personal injuries are systematically recorded and the data is regularly transmitted to Statistics Austria. This recording serves to continuously monitor accident events and to provide reliable data for accident research and prevention. The legal basis for this is the Road Traffic Accident Statistics Act and the Ordinance on the statistical recording of road traffic accidents resulting in personal injury, as stated on statistics.at.