Schwarzach shocked: drivers heavily grasped pedestrians!

Schwarzach shocked: drivers heavily grasped pedestrians!

on April 21, 2025, at 8:38 a.m., a serious traffic accident occurred in a densely populated residential area in Schwarzach, in which two pedestrians were seriously injured. According to a report by Vol.at, an 86-year-old driver who was traveling with his wife was involved in the incident in Kellawegstrasse. The driver lost control of his vehicle after an elongated left curve, which led to the tragic accident.

The two injured pedestrians, a couple about 55 years old, were immediately flown to the State Hospital Feldkirch and the St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital after the accident. Fortunately, the driver remained unharmed, and an alcohol test carried out showed a negative result. The police then initiated investigations into the exact cause of the accident and secured the traces on site.

use of the rescue workers

The rescue workers, consisting of around 35 firefighters from the fire brigades Schwarzach and Wolfurt, were deployed with seven vehicles. Together with 15 paramedics and four emergency doctors, five ambulances were on the scene. For the sake of the security of the residents, Hanggasse was closed until around 10:30 a.m.

The driver's vehicle finally came to a standstill at a garden wall, which could avoid major damage to adjacent buildings. The police also added a traffic expert to be able to carry out further analyzes for the course of the accident.

traffic accident statistics and their importance

traffic accidents such as that in Schwarzach are not only tragic individual events, but also shed light on the general safety in road traffic. The destatis.de notes that the systematic recording of accidents and their causes is a basis for improvements in traffic safety. These statistics provide extensive and differentiated data that are important for legislative measures as well as for traffic education and road construction.

The results of the traffic accident statistics are crucial for the development and implementation of state transport policy and significantly influence infrastructure and traffic safety policy. They also enable cross -traffic branches of the accident risk that are essential to continuously improve the safety in road traffic.