Serious accident on the A2: Mrs. seriously injured and safe from fire brigade

Serious accident on the A2: Mrs. seriously injured and safe from fire brigade

On August 10, 2025, a serious traffic accident occurred on the A2 in the St. Paul municipal area in the Lavanttal, Carinthia. A 46 -year -old woman from the Wolfsberg district came to the right of the road in the direction of Vienna and crashed into the guiding rail. As a result, her car overturned and came to lie on the driver's side. Fortunately, subsequent road users immediately took care of the woman who was trapped in the vehicle and provided first aid until the fire brigade arrived.

The rescue measures were comprehensive because the fire brigade with hydraulic equipment, the so -called Berstschrei, freed the woman from her predicament. Due to her serious injuries, she was transported to the Klagenfurt Clinic with the C 11 rescue helicopter. The highway had to be closed in this section, from the tunnel chain Kollmann to the Donnersberg tunnel, for about 1½ hours to enable the rescue work. In this comprehensive operation, 11 vehicles and 73 emergency services, including the St. Andrä fire brigade, fire brigade, and the fire brigade Völkermarkt, were active.

additional information on traffic accidents

accidents on highways are unfortunately not uncommon. Information and statistics on traffic accidents are of great importance to improve measures in legislation, traffic education and road construction. The data serves to analyze structures of the accident and their causes and to make the traffic safety situation comparable nationwide. This is also supported by the Statistics , which provides detailed information on accidents, vehicles and the accident.

Comparable serious accidents are also documented on other motorway sections. For example, on July 20, 2025, a serious incident occurred on the A2 between Hamm-Uentrop and Beckum. Here, a driver of a silver mercedes changed lanes and overlooked a BMW, which led to the BMW driver was trapped in the vehicle and also suffered serious injuries. In this case too, the use of a rescue helicopter was necessary to transport the injured to the hospital and the highway had to be closed to use. These incidents illustrate the dangers that lurk on the streets and the need for measures to increase traffic safety.

The constant increase in traffic accidents creates how important it is to make the traffic system safer. Adjustments in transport policy and infrastructure can help to reduce such tragic incidents in the future. Information such as this shows the urgency of education and prevention measures.