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Tragic accident in Hörbranz: 62-year-old dies after car crash
Tragic traffic accident in Hörbranz on December 22nd, 2025: A 62-year-old died after colliding with a wall. Investigations are ongoing.
Tragic accident in Hörbranz: 62-year-old dies after car crash
On Sunday night there was a tragic traffic accident in Hörbranz in which a 62-year-old man lost his life. The accident occurred on Allgäustrasse when the man's vehicle left the road for unknown reasons and crashed head-on into a wall of an adjacent property. The emergency call was reported to the state control center at 1:59 a.m., but despite immediate resuscitation attempts by passers-by, the Red Cross and an emergency doctor, the man succumbed to his serious injuries at the scene of the accident. The Hörbranz fire department was deployed with three vehicles and around 20 emergency services to secure the scene of the accident and clarify the situation. The car was badly damaged in the accident. vol.at reports on the sad circumstances of the accident.
Another tragic incident occurred in Vorarlberg, where a 16-year-old boy died in a moped accident. Details about the circumstances of the accident are currently unclear and the police have started an investigation to clarify what happened. These two accidents are part of the growing concern about road safety in Austria, where road traffic accidents are loud Statistics Austria are constantly recorded. Accidents involving personal injuries on public transport roads are systematically documented.
Insight into traffic safety
The recording of road traffic accidents is a central concern in Austria. The Federal Ministry of the Interior transmits relevant data to Statistics Austria every day in order to ensure continuous monitoring of accident events. The aim is to provide reliable data for accident research and prevention. The results are published quarterly and annually, underscoring the importance of these statistics.
The legal basis for recording these accidents is the Road Traffic Accident Statistics Act and the associated regulation. In view of recent tragic accidents, the need for preventive measures in road safety is becoming increasingly clear.