Fatal accident in Leobersdorf: 82-year-old dies after crashing into bridge wall

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Fatal traffic accident in Leobersdorf: 82-year-old dies after the car crashes into a bridge wall. Driver injured.

Tödlicher Verkehrsunfall in Leobersdorf: 82-Jährige stirbt, nachdem das Auto gegen eine Brückenmauer prallt. Fahrer verletzt.
Fatal traffic accident in Leobersdorf: 82-year-old dies after the car crashes into a bridge wall. Driver injured.

Fatal accident in Leobersdorf: 82-year-old dies after crashing into bridge wall

A tragic traffic accident occurred on Sunday, June 2, 2025, in Leobersdorf in the Baden district. At 11:35 a.m., a 62-year-old woman from the Baden district was driving her car on federal highway 18 in the direction of Günselsdorf when she veered off the road to the right shortly before the railway overpass at Leobersdorf train station and crashed into a bridge wall. The driver's 82-year-old mother, who was sitting in the passenger seat and wearing a seatbelt, suffered fatal injuries in the crash. The driver herself was injured and taken to the Baden State Hospital.

The Wiener Neustadt public prosecutor's office decided to seize the vehicle and order a judicial autopsy of the deceased in order to clarify the exact circumstances of the accident. This is another tragic incident in a series of traffic accidents that are regularly documented in Austria. Loud Statistics Austria Road traffic accidents with personal injuries are comprehensively recorded. The data is transmitted electronically by police authorities in order to provide a reliable basis for accident research and prevention.

Course of the accident and consequences

The circumstances of the accident demonstrate the danger of road traffic accidents, especially in busy regions such as Leobersdorf. Another aspect is the fact that the driver was unable to maintain control of her vehicle, which is not atypical in such cases. The exact causes are being further investigated by the public prosecutor's office.

In Austria, accident statistics are regularly reported to raise awareness of road safety. How noen.at notes, this is an unfortunate incident that deeply affects not only those affected, but also the community. Such tragic events often not only cause human suffering, but also show the need for improved safety precautions in road traffic.

The recording of traffic accidents in Austria aims to gain insights into hazard prevention and to continuously monitor accident events in order to develop effective traffic safety measures. oe24 highlights that this accident is a further call to raise awareness of safe traffic conditions.