Serious traffic accident on B80A: Four injured after collision!

Serious traffic accident on B80A: Four injured after collision!

On May 15, 2025, around 3:50 p.m. on the B80A towards Ruden, Völkermarkt district, a serious traffic accident occurred, in which a total of four people were injured. According to [klick-kaernten.at] (https://www.klick-kaernten.at/1305902025/Vier-wehte-bei-schwerem-traffic accident-on --der-b80a/) there was a collision when a 26-year-old man turned into Lippitzbacher Strasse with her 16-year-old daughter. The impact occurred in the intersection area and led to the woman's car thrown into an adjacent field.

The consequences of the accident were serious: the driver was trapped in her vehicle and had to be freed with heavy equipment by the fire brigade. An emergency doctor helicopter, C11, transported the seriously injured woman to the UKH Klagenfurt. Three other people, including the 26-year-old driver and his 45-year-old passenger, were also hospitalized to the Klagenfurt Clinic, which led to concern in the region.

emergency services and road closure

After the accident, about 50 forces from the Rinkenberg, Bleiburg, St. Michael ob Bleiburg and Ruden fire brigades were deployed to control the Situation. The B80A remained closed for around two hours, while the emergency services cleared the accident site and provided the injured.

The accident evaluation shows that the collision was due to disregard for the right of way. A similar situation occurred on April 9, 2025 at the intersection of the B8 near Hahn am See, where two people were injured after one vehicle had disregarded the right of way of another, as reported in [Feuerwehr112.TV] (https://feuerwehr112.tv/kollision-der-b-8-bei-hahn-am-see-zwehte- afternoon. In this case, an injured person with special tools also had to be freed from the vehicle.

statistics and traffic safety

The collection of traffic accident statistics, as carried out by destatis.de, plays an important role in improving traffic safety. These statistics provide comprehensive, differentiated data that are essential for measures in legislation, traffic education as well as in road construction and in vehicle technology.

The analysis of the accident data not only helps to understand structures of the accident, but also to recognize risks and prevent future accidents. Incidents such as the current accident on the B80A illustrate the need for security measures and preventive information for all road users.