Shock accident on B111: 18-year-old injured after evasive maneuvers!
On June 21, 2025, there was an accident on the B111 Gailtalstrasse when a panel van forced an 18-year-old to take evasive maneuvers.

Shock accident on B111: 18-year-old injured after evasive maneuvers!
On Saturday, June 21, 2025, there was a serious traffic accident on the B111 Gailtalstrasse in which an 18-year-old woman from the Villach-Land district was injured. According to information from Gailtal Journal The young woman was driving her car when a yellow and white painted van that overtook despite oncoming traffic jeopardized her journey. To avoid a head-on collision, the 18-year-old swerved to the right and had to brake sharply.
The 26-year-old driver of a following vehicle, a Czech citizen, was unable to react in time and drove into the young woman's vehicle. The result was dramatic: the 18-year-old's car was thrown into an embankment and she suffered injuries of an unspecified degree, which is why she had to be taken to the Villach LKH. Fortunately, the 26-year-old was uninjured, but both vehicles were significantly damaged.
Emergency services on site
The Arnoldstein volunteer fire department was quickly on site with two vehicles and 18 emergency services to take on a wide variety of tasks. The Arnoldstein police station is now looking for witnesses who can provide information about the van that was responsible for the accident.
Traffic accidents like this cast a serious shadow on road safety. Loud Destatis The purpose of collecting traffic accident statistics is to understand the causes of accidents and to develop traffic policy measures based on them. The data makes it possible to analyze the structures of accident events and to show dependencies between different accident-determining factors.
Another accident occurred on Sunday morning in Jenbach, in which seven people were injured when a 41-year-old Tyrolean car driver initiated an overtaking maneuver and was involved in a collision with another vehicle. The incident once again highlights the dangers that overtaking can bring, especially when there are multiple vehicles on the road. The injured were all taken to Schwaz Hospital for further treatment.
Overall, these incidents highlight the need for greater road traffic awareness and the importance of traffic education and improved infrastructure to address the increasing number of traffic accidents. With a clear focus on accident statistics, future accidents could potentially be prevented.