Violent A9 crash at Rottenmann: Four injured after rollover!

Violent A9 crash at Rottenmann: Four injured after rollover!

On April 22, 2025, a serious traffic accident occurred on the A9 motorway in the municipal area of ​​Rottenmann around 7 p.m. A car with a Slovenian license plate came off the road for an unknown cause, drove onto a concrete control wall and overturned. There were four people in the vehicle, including the driver and three passengers. Two of the occupants were seriously injured, while the other two were brought to the LKH Rottenmann with minor injuries. The seriously injured people were immediately flown to the LKH and UKH Graz with the rescue helicopters C-14 and C-17. The car suffered a total loss in the accident, such as 5min.at

This series of accident occurs against the background that road traffic safety in Europe is a central topic. Every year, thousands of people lose their lives or are seriously injured. While the number of traffic fats fell by 36 percent between 2010 and 2020, there were still 22,800 traffic fatalities in 2019. The EU average is 42 traffic fatalities per 1 million inhabitants, which is above average in international comparison. Young drivers in particular are at risk; 12 percent of the traffic fatalities were between 18 and 24 years old, although this age group is only 8 percent of the population, according to the information from europarl.eu.

additional accidents on the A9

Just five days before the incident in Rottenmann, on April 17, 2025, there was another tragic accident on the A9. At Schweitenkirchen, a truck collided with a car after the truck driver lost control of his vehicle due to sudden medical problems. The accident caused the truck to break through the middle strange and rammed another vehicle on the oncoming lane. In this incident, the 30-year-old driver of the car was seriously injured and died at the scene of the accident despite immediate attempts at resuscitation. The truck driver also had to be medical care, while the driver of the car on the opposite lane was unharmed. This tragedy led to the complete blocking of the highway in both directions and caused massive traffic disruptions, such as tz.de reported.

The repeated accidents on the A9 show the dangers that accompany road traffic and illustrate the need for measures to improve traffic safety. While the highway is still seriously injured at critical points, the development of the number of accidents in Europe illustrates that there are still progress that can save both life and prevent injuries.