Terrible accident in St. Veit: Car from freight train captured!

Terrible accident in St. Veit: Car from freight train captured!

On Monday evening there was a serious accident in St. Veit an der Glan, in which a 44-year-old driver from the St. Veit district was injured on the Glan. The incident occurred today, on July 24, 2025, around 6:30 p.m., when her car was hit by a freight train on an unrestricted but secured level crossing. The driver suffered indefinite injuries and was immediately brought to the Klagenfurt Clinic.

The driver's car suffered a total loss due to the collision. The St. Veit fire brigade took care of the rescue of the car from the train tracks. Due to the incident, there was a blocking between St. Veit and Liebenfels, which lasted until 8 p.m. The damaged train set was towed from the ÖBB to St. Veit on the Glan station.

the cause of the accident still unclear

The exact cause of the collision is previously unknown. According to the surveys in Austria, such accidents at level crossings occur regularly, even if many of them can be avoided by suitable security measures such as traffic lights and barriers. Continuous observation of the accident is particularly important in recent years in order to be able to provide reliable data for accident research and prevention. This data is transmitted by the Federal Ministry of Internal Statistics Austria, where they are published quarterly and annually.

Accidents with personal injury on streets that serve public transport are particularly recorded. These statistics are a valuable basis for measures that aim to increase traffic safety in Austria Statistics Austria.

The importance of traffic safety is high in the entire society; Nevertheless, there are always unfortunate incidents. The current accident in St. Veit an der Glan shows how quickly situations change and how important it is to be careful and careful in road traffic. A survey of experts on the subject of security at level crossings can provide further information to avoid future accidents [5min] (https://www.5min.at/5202507242115/lenker-44-wärchen-auto-bahnubergele- von-zug-erfast

The incident is another example of the challenges with which drivers are confronted. Especially when you consider that in other recently reported traffic accidents, such as the accident of a 24-year-old woman from the Völkermarkt district, in which she had difficulties when overtaking cars and on the oncoming lane, serious injuries. At this event, several vehicles had to work at the accident site, including the St. Veit/Glan fire brigade, which was on site with 30 emergency services and helped the injured driver and passion Krone.