Tragic accident in Leobersdorf: 82-year-old dies after collision

Tragic accident in Leobersdorf: 82-year-old dies after collision

A tragic traffic accident occurred in Leobersdorf, Baden district, Lower Austria on June 2, 2025. A 62-year-old driver lost control of her vehicle on the B18 in the direction of Günselsdorf and crashed into the bridge wall in front of the railway underpass. In the accident, her 82-year-old mother, who was a passenger, suffered fatal injuries, while the driver herself was injured and taken to the hospital in Baden. The exact cause of the loss of control is currently unclear. Any help came too late for the passenger; The public prosecutor ordered the seizure of the vehicle and an autopsy of the deceased in order to clarify the circumstances of the accident. This is reported by Krone.

In another incident in Leobersdorf, which occurred on April 9, 2025, there was also a serious traffic accident. An 85-year-old car driver who turned from Kottingbrunner Weg onto the LB 18 in the direction of Günselsdorf overlooked a 19-year-old motorcyclist who was traveling in the same direction at the same time. As a result, a collision occurred in the intersection area. While the driver of the car was uninjured, the motorcyclist fell and suffered serious injuries. He was taken to the Baden State Hospital to receive medical care. The exact time of the accident was at 5:45 p.m., as 5 minutes reported.

Accident record and older road users

The incidents mentioned also shed light on general accident statistics, particularly with regard to older road users. According to information from Destatis, people aged 65 and over are less likely to be involved in traffic accidents compared to younger age groups. In 2021, 66,812 people aged 65 and over were involved in accidents with personal injury, which corresponds to 14.5 percent of all those involved in the accident. Although 45,123 older people had accidents in road traffic, the probability of not surviving a traffic accident is significantly higher for those at least 65 years old.

What is particularly noticeable is that the main blame for accidents involving older drivers often lies with them: in 68.2 percent of the cases, they were primarily to blame. This requires a closer look at how older people drive, as it can be forgotten that older drivers are often also unprotected pedestrians, increasing their risk of serious injury.

In summary, these incidents show that road safety remains an important issue, particularly for older drivers and their passengers. In particular, behavior in critical situations, such as overlooking other road users or ignoring traffic rules, can have fatal consequences, as the recent accidents in Leobersdorf make clear.