Shock accident on B111: 18-year-olds injured after evasive maneuvers!

Shock accident on B111: 18-year-olds injured after evasive maneuvers!

On Saturday, June 21, 2025, there was a serious traffic accident on the B111 Gailtalstrasse, in which an 18-year-old woman from the Villach-Land district was injured. According to information from Gailtal Journal drove with her car, as a yellow-white lacquered cockal van overtook, her trip endangered. In order to avoid a frontal collision, the 18-year-old deviated to the right and had to slow down.

The 26-year-old driver of a subsequent vehicle, a Czech citizen, could not react in time and drove to the young woman's vehicle. The result was dramatic: the 18-year-old car was thrown into an embankment and suffered injuries of an undetermined degree, which is why she had to be admitted to the LKH Villach. Fortunately, the 26-year-old was not injured, but both vehicles were significantly damaged.

emergency services on site

The Arnoldstein volunteer fire brigade was quickly on site with two vehicles and 18 emergency services to take on a wide variety of tasks. The Arnoldstein police inspection is now looking for witnesses who can provide information about the panel van who was responsible for the accident.

traffic accidents like this throw a serious shadow on road traffic safety. According to Destatis , the collection of traffic accident statistics serves to understand the causes of accidents and to develop measures based on them in transport policy. The data enable structures of the accident to analyze and indicate dependencies between different accident -determining factors.

Another accident occurred on Sunday morning in Jenbach, in which seven people were injured when a 41-year-old Tyrolean car driver initiated an overtaking maneuver and was involved in a collision with another vehicle. The occurrence again shows the dangers that overtaking processes can bring, especially if there are several vehicles on the street. The injured were all admitted to the Schwaz hospital for further treatment.

Overall, these incidents illustrate the need for more awareness in road traffic and the importance of traffic education as well as an improved infrastructure in order to counteract the increasing number of traffic accidents. With a clear focus on the accident statistics, future accidents could possibly be prevented.