Motorcycle accident on the Plöckenpass: Two Tyrolean seriously injured!

Motorcycle accident on the Plöckenpass: Two Tyrolean seriously injured!

On July 10, 2025, a serious traffic accident occurred on Plöckenpass-Straße, in which two motorcyclists were injured. According to Dolomitenstadt, the two Tyrolean men, 65 and 68, were on the way to Italy when the accident happened.

A 37-year-old Carinthian wanted to turn his car to the left to a parking space. In the meantime, the motorcyclists tried to overtake him. The 65-year-old biker noticed the turn signal of the car and immediately slowed down, while the 68-year-old biker did not maintain the safety distance and could not slow down in time. As a result, the motorcycles collided with the car and then with each other. Both motorcyclists were brought to the BKH Lienz with injuries. An alkotest with all those involved in the accident was negative.

further accidents on Plöckenpass-Straße

Another serious accident occurred on the same day on Plöckenpass-Straße when a 45-year-old German motorcyclist was seriously injured in a fall. According to the [Kleine Zeitung] (https://www.kleinezeitung.at/kaernten/19744849/biker-bei-unfall-am-ploeckenpass-Schwer-Schwer-Schwer-Schwer-Schwer-Schwer-Schwer-Schwer, the biker probably came down shortly before a sharp left turn. His motorcycle crashed into a guiding rail and the injured person came under the rail before he was flown to the Spittal hospital with a rescue helicopter.

traffic accident statistics in Austria

The current incidents also skill lightly on safety in road traffic in Austria. In 2024, 349 people were fatal on the country's streets, 13.2 % less than in the previous year. The main causes for fatal traffic accidents are lawn, carelessness and priority breaches, according to BMI. It is particularly striking that the number of traffic fatalities with 349 has been the second lowest since the beginning of the records in the Interior Ministry in 1950

The Ministry of the Interior emphasizes that the majority of fatal accidents took place on former federal highways. In view of the increasing number of approved vehicles in Austria, which rose from 2.5 million in 1972 to 7.3 million in 2024, the importance of preventive measures and traffic surveillance is all the more.