Serious accident on the A4: Car hit, motorway closed for hours!

Serious accident on the A4: Car hit, motorway closed for hours!

On the night of March 28, 2025, a serious traffic accident occurred on the A4 in the direction of Hungary, between Neusiedl am See and Weiden/Gols. At around 3:30 a.m., a green SUV with a trailer that was transporting a loaded car collided with a white car. In this collision, the driver of the white vehicle was seriously injured and had to be taken to hospital immediately.

The injured were given initial care by the emergency services on site, who arrived quickly. The mechanism of the accident was dramatic: the trailer was thrown around by the impact and the loaded car landed on its roof across the road. The accident caused a significant risk to traffic safety as the road was littered with vehicle parts over a long section.

Emergency services on site

In the course of recording the accident and recovering the vehicles, 20 members of the Neusiedl am See fire department were on duty with six vehicles and a trailer. They received support from the police, the Red Cross, the Samaritan Association and ASFINAG. The rescue and subsequent cleaning of the road took a considerable amount of time, so that the A4 was reopened to traffic after over 1.5 hours, shortly after 5 a.m.

The fire brigade restored operational readiness after more than two hours. The incident highlights the dangers of road traffic and the importance of a quick emergency response. Traffic accidents like this one on the A4 are not just individual tragedies, but also show the need for comprehensive traffic safety measures.

Statistical background on traffic accidents

Traffic accidents are a significant social problem and are recorded statistically in order to gain a better understanding of the causes and consequences of accidents. According to the statistics of Federal Statistical Office The data collected is fundamental for legislative measures as well as for traffic education and road construction. Both accidents with personal injury and those with property damage are specifically recorded.

The analysis of this data has far-reaching effects on infrastructure and traffic safety policy and helps to derive targeted measures to improve the traffic situation. Fatal accidents like those on the A4 are therefore not just immediate tragic events, but also part of a larger overall picture that needs to be understood in order to improve road safety in the future.