Horror accident in the Bosruck tunnel: passenger dies to Crash!

Horror accident in the Bosruck tunnel: passenger dies to Crash!

Bosrucktunnel, 4581 Spital am Pyhrn, Österreich - on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025, a tragic traffic accident in the Bosruck tunnel on the A9, near the municipality of Spital am Pyhrn occurred at around 5:10 p.m. Three Somali citizens were involved in the accident, a 28-year-old from Graz and two other men aged 33 and 35. The course of the accident is dramatic: the 28-year-old first touched the right curb, steered left, touched the left curb and then lost control of the vehicle, causing him to collide with the tunnel wall. The car tipped onto the roof and then slipped about 235 meters across the road before it came to a standstill.

After the accident, the rescue participants immediately had to help and informed the rescue workers. The injured were quickly taken to the hospital. The 33-year-old and the 35-year-old suffered serious injuries while the 28-year-old was only slightly injured. The two seriously injured men were transported to the University Hospital Graz and the Linz accident hospital, while the slightly injured driver was brought to the Pyhrn-Eisenwurzen Clinic Kirchdorf. Tragically, the 35-year-old passenger died on April 22, 2025 at 1:27 a.m. in the hospital of the consequences of his injuries.

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Eurostat are traffic safety and accident prevention are central topics in transport policy. Accidents on highways and tunnels represent special challenges. The security statistics show that a variety of factors, including driving behavior and road conditions, can play a role.

The current incident reminds you of how a harmless journey can take a life -threatening turn at lightning speed. In the coming weeks, the authorities may initiate further investigations to clarify the exact circumstances of the accident. The tragedy of the accident shows how important it is to continue to improve the safety precautions in road traffic and to minimize the risk of accidents.

For more information on traffic safety in Europe, visit the Eurostat. The fatal accident in the Bosruck tunnel fits into the sad statistics of many traffic accidents in Austria and the entire EU.