Terrible accident on the A2: fire brigade in action at Pinkafeld!

Terrible accident on the A2: fire brigade in action at Pinkafeld!

Pinkafeld, Burgenland, Österreich - On March 26, 2025, the Pinkafeld fire brigade in Burgenland was called to a vehicle accident on the A2, the South Autobahn. The accident occurred in the direction of Graz between the towns of Pinkafeld and Pinggau and required a comprehensive use of the firefighters. A total of 18 men moved out with various vehicles, including the operating vehicle (eleven), a heavy armory (SRF), a changer vehicle (WLF) and a armory (RLF). The fire brigade Pinggau was also alerted because the incident took place in the border area between Burgenland and Styria.

The course of the accident is dramatic: a passenger car caught on the rain wet roads from the rain -wet road, which has so far caught the road, touched the guardrails and finally came to a standstill on the fast lane. In the accident, a person who was treated by the Red Cross with indefinite injuries and taken to the hospital was injured. The fire brigade's emergency services contacted ASFINAG to secure the scene of the accident and ensure fire protection, while they carried out the vehicle recovery according to the surveys of the motorway police. The entire use lasted about an hour and led to the south motorway could only be passable during the rescue work. These incidents are part of a worrying tendency in road traffic.

facts about traffic accidents in Germany

• Important measures to protect life in road traffic contain innovations in the road traffic regulations (StVO) that aim to make road traffic more secure, more climate -friendly and fair.
• A particularly funded element is the turning assistant for trucks to better protect pedestrians and cyclists.
• at European level is intensively working on new vehicle security systems to ensure the safety of all road users.

These developments underline the need for a comprehensive security culture in road traffic to avoid accidents like the past on the A2. Road traffic safety remains a central topic that has top priority at both local and national level.

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