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Seriously injured truck driver after collision on B317 near Neumarkt
On September 16, 2025, a serious truck collision with an injured driver occurred in Neumarkt, Styria.
Seriously injured truck driver after collision on B317 near Neumarkt
On Tuesday, September 16, 2025, there was a serious accident between two trucks on the B317 near Neumarkt in Styria. At 1:02 p.m., the saddle trailer of a 59-year-old Romanian driver collided in a right-hand bend on a rain-wet road against the cab of a 40-year-old driver from the district of Murtal. The impact was so violent that the truck train broke through the street rail and came to a standstill in the ditch. The trailer partially towered onto the road, which made the situation even more difficult.
The rescue workers had to free the 40-year-old driver, who was trapped in his cab, from his predicament. After the emergency medical care, he was immediately taken to the Friesach hospital. Fortunately, the Romanian driver was not injured. The police carried out negative alcohol tests for both drivers and there were no other injuries. The B317 was closed to all traffic until around 5:20 p.m., while local cars could be diverted while heavy traffic had to wait. The emergency car team, the Austrian Red Cross and several voluntary fire departments were involved in the rescue and clean-up work.
Insights in traffic accidents of freight mobile vehicles
As the truck accident in Neumarkt illustrates, it is crucial for truck drivers to pay attention to changing road and weather conditions. In the past, there were always comparable incidents, which resulted in both material damage and personal injury. The safety precautions must be constantly optimized in order to minimize such critical situations and their consequences. Fireworld Reported of the challenges that must be mastered in such accidents, especially with regard to the rescue of the drivers concerned.
In summary, the incident in Neumarkt shows how important it is to consider the dangers in road traffic and how the various actors work together in an emergency to save injuries and to ensure the safety of all road users ORF Styria Supplements these aspects by indicating the need for increased security measures.