Fatal e-bike accident in Wolfsberg: 57-year-old dies tragically

Fatal e-bike accident in Wolfsberg: 57-year-old dies tragically

Gemeindestraße Am Kirchhügel, 9400 Wolfsberg, Österreich - A tragic traffic accident occurred on July 4, 2025, shortly before 11 p.m. in Wolfsberg. A 57-year-old man from the region was traveling with his e-bike on the parish road on the Kirchhügel when there was a fatal fall. The man came to the right of the road due to an unknown cause and got in a shrub, which led to his fall. Despite the rapid primary care of the emergency medical care, the man died at the scene of the accident, as the State Police Directorate of Carinthia reports.

The accident occurred around 10:45 p.m. and is part of a worrying statistics that illustrates the dangers for cyclists in road traffic. According to the Tagesschau, a total of 441 cyclists died in road traffic in 2024, with almost every sixth traffic fatalities being a cyclist.

statistical dangers for cyclists

The number of cases from previous years show that 70.7 percent of bicycle accidents with personal injury to collisions with cars are due. In many of these cases, drivers wore the main debt, according to the analysis from 2023. It is particularly alarming that 43.5 percent of the fatally crashed cyclists were traveling with an e-bike at the time of the accident, which almost put the number compared to ten years ago.

Sometimes older people are particularly at risk. A look at the statistics shows that almost two thirds of the fatally injured cyclists were 65 or older. With e-bikes, the proportion of the victims of the elderly is even 68.8 percent. This illustrates the need for increased protection of this vulnerable group in road traffic.

The accident in Wolfsberg speaks for itself: A moment of carelessness or unforeseen circumstances can have serious consequences. The always increasing numbers of bicycle accidents illustrate the challenges that exist in road traffic, especially for e-bike drivers. The grief for the deceased person is reinforced by awareness of safety in road traffic, which urgently needs to be promoted.

For the bereaved, this incident remains a painful loss and a memorial for the dangers that are overlooked so often in traffic noise. The investigation and analyzes will continue to be necessary to prevent such tragedies in the future.