Tire disaster on A12: three injured after horror accident!
Tire disaster on A12: three injured after horror accident!
Völs, Österreich - on April 4, 2025, around 1:15 p.m., a serious accident occurred on the A12 in the municipal area of Völs, Innsbruck district. A 31-year-old Italian was traveling east with a car and a loaded car trailer. For an unknown cause, a tire of the trailer loosened and was thrown onto the opposite lane. There was a frontal collision with a truck, the driver of which was luckily unharmed. However, this accident led to the tire being thrown back onto the original roadway and a taxi hit five inmates.
The occupants of the taxis were very lucky in misfortune. The 57-year-old taxi driver and his passenger suffered injuries to an undefined degree in the head and chest area, while another passenger was slightly injured in the face. All occupants were first supplied on site and then transported to the Innsbruck Clinic and the LKH Hall. The property damage to the taxi is considerable, and the A12 had to be partially closed in the direction of travel east for around an hour in order to carry out the accident recording and the rescue work. These incidents underline the dangers on the streets and the need for safe transport infrastructure.
serious accident on the A12
The situation was dramatic: the 33-year-old driver, who was seriously injured, succumbed to his injuries in the Kufstein hospital on Saturday evening. Even his 27-year-old passenger could not be saved despite all the efforts and died on Saturday afternoon in the Innsbruck State Hospital. Fortunately, a two -year -old child of the two was unharmed and was also in the vehicle during the incident. The 28-year-old passenger was caught in the wreck and had to be freed from the Kufstein volunteer fire brigade. The 65-year-old opponent was not injured, but the incident required the blocking of a lane of the A12 for about 90 minutes.
traffic accident statistics in the EU
Overall, it can be observed that 76 percent of the traffic fatalities are men and that the majority of traffic accidents would be avoidable if traffic safety is further improved. The EU average is 42 traffic fatalities per 1 million inhabitants, with Sweden having the safest roads, while Romania reported the highest rate of traffic fatalities in 2020. Such statistics illustrate how important it is to be careful on the streets and to promote traffic safety.
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