Fatal truck accident in Lower Austria: motorcyclists dies on site

Fatal truck accident in Lower Austria: motorcyclists dies on site

On September 4, 2025, a tragic traffic accident occurred in Lower Austria, in which a 76-year-old man died at the scene of the accident. The incident occurred around 2:15 p.m. when a 31-year-old truck driver from the Lilienfeld district was traveling with his truck and trailer on the LB21 towards St. Aegyd. At the same time, a group of 17 motorcycles drove in the opposite direction. A motorcyclist got his head on the opposite lane in a curve, which had fatal consequences.

The truck driver reacted immediately and initiated an abrupt braking. Nevertheless, the trailer slipped onto the oncoming lane, where the 76-year-old as well as his 74-year-old wife and a 63-year-old motorcyclist from the Wiener Neustadt district crashed into her motorcycles. While the 74-year-old and the 63-year-old suffered serious injuries, the 76-year-old succumbed to his serious injuries directly at the scene of the accident. Both injuries were flown to the University Hospital St. Pölten and Graz with rescue helicopters. The LB21 had to be closed to rescue and rescue measures until 4:45 p.m.

Background of accident statistics in Austria

Road traffic accidents with personal injury in Austria are continuously recorded in order to provide relevant data for accident research and prevention. Data is electronically recorded by police organs and transmitted to statistics Austria every day. These statistics include accidents on streets with public transport and are published annually and annually in order to obtain a precise picture of the accident. The legal foundations for these records are anchored in the road traffic accident statistics law, supplemented by a special regulation on the statistical recording of accidents with personal injury. According to statistics.at, the aim of these surveys is to create reliable data bases and to observe the development of traffic safety.

Road safety in Austria has shown progress in recent years. In 2022, the number of traffic fatalities fell to 370, a significant decline compared to over 1,000 deaths in 1999. This positive result could partially be attributed to improved traffic monitoring measures and preventive programs. Nevertheless, the source of danger remains seriously, as the current accident data, which also indicate the risks for motorcyclists, who have often been involved in serious accidents in the recent past, as the incident in Lower Austria shows. According to Statista, there were gradual changes in driving behavior in the years 2020 and 2021, which were due to the pandemic, which justifies further analyzes in accident statistics.