Serious accident on Fernpassstraße: two injured and long blocking!

Serious accident on Fernpassstraße: two injured and long blocking!

On May 21, 2025, a serious traffic accident occurred on Fernpassstrasse near Nassereith in Tyrol at 3:55 p.m. A total of three vehicles were involved in this incident, which took place on a rain -wet road. A 23-year-old Dutch driver lost control of his vehicle and came to the oncoming lane, where there was a collision with the car of a 66-year-old Dutchman, who had his 72-year-old Austrian wife as a passenger. After the first collision, the 23-year-old crashed into the valley side.

The 66-year-old car cocked to skid as a result of the collision and collided with the vehicle of a 54-year-old German citizen. All other people involved in the accident remained unharmed, but the 72-year-old passenger and the 54-year-old driver were taken to the hospital in Zams with indefinite injuries. The investigation into the accident is still in progress, the reports are forwarded to the responsible bodies.

accident consequences and emergency services

The Fernpassstraße was completely closed for about 1.5 hours. Two rescue vehicles, an emergency doctor, were used, the Nassereith volunteer fire brigade and two police patrols to cope with the situation. The traffic safety situation in Austria is an important topic, because as the Statistics of accident research are such incidents an essential part of the accident reports that contribute to improving traffic policy.

The reasons for accidents are diverse and range from weather conditions to human failure. The incident on Fernpassstraße illustrates the need for constant awareness of traffic safety, especially in the case of unfavorable weather conditions. The data obtained with the help of statistical surveys are crucial for measures in legislation, traffic education, road construction and vehicle technology.

It remains to be seen which knowledge from the surveys is obtained for this special incident. Traffic statistics are not only important for the recording of accidents, but also serve to plan security measures in road traffic, which hopefully will lead to fewer accidents in the future.

5min reports that there is repeated information in the context of traffic accidents.