Serious accident on the B66: Mopedlenker seriously injured!

Serious accident on the B66: Mopedlenker seriously injured!

On Tuesday evening, a serious traffic accident occurred on the B66 in Feldbach, in which a 17-year-old moped steering woman was seriously injured. The accident happened during an overtaking maneuver of a 24-year-old driver who wanted to overtake both a motorcyclist and the moped steering woman. While the first overtaking maneuver was successfully carried out, there was a serious collision in the second maneuver.

The driver bumped into the front of his vehicle against the rear of the moped, causing the moped steering woman. She hit the car of the car with full force and then landed in the ditch. After the accident, she was flown to the Graz children's clinic seriously injured. The B66's roadway was closed for almost two hours during the rescue measures, while several rescue workers and emergency doctors were deployed. The moped itself hurled around 100 meters above the asphalt, which indicates the severity of the impact Krone.

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The police and fire brigade were also on duty. This indicates the urgency and the severity of the accident. In a similar incident that occurred on August 9, 2018 on the B66 in Bad Gleichenberg, numerous rescue workers, including emergency doctor and red cross, were also used. Here, too, the road was closed during the rescue work, which underlines the dangers of road traffic, as reported by [Kleine Zeitung] (https://www.kleinezeitung.at/steiermark/5477950/feldbach_frontal-mit- several injuries).

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The importance of such accident reports is also illustrated by the road traffic accident statistics of the Federal Statistical Office. These statistics serve not only to record accidents and those affected, but also to develop measures in legislation, traffic education and infrastructure. The results enable a differentiated view of the traffic safety situation and are crucial for state transport policy.

The current incident in Feldbach is another example of the challenges in road traffic and the need to constantly work on traffic safety. The increasing numbers of traffic accidents show how important preventive measures are to minimize such tragedies.