Tragic accident in Leobersdorf: 82-year-old dies after collision

Tragic accident in Leobersdorf: 82-year-old dies after collision

Leobersdorf, Österreich - in Leobersdorf, Baden district, Lower Austria, a tragic traffic accident occurred on June 2, 2025. A 62-year-old driver lost control of her vehicle on the B18 towards Günselsdorf and crashed into the bridge wall before the railway underpass. In the accident, her 82-year-old mother, who drove as a passenger, suffered fatal injuries, while the driver herself was brought to the hospital in injuries. The exact cause of the loss of control is currently unclear. Any help came too late for the passenger; The public prosecutor ordered the vehicle to ensure the vehicle and the autopsy of the deceased to clarify the course of the accident. This reports Krone.

In another incident in Leobersdorf, which already occurred on April 9, 2025, there was also a serious traffic accident. An 85-year-old car driver who turned from Kottingbrunner Weg to LB 18 towards Günselsdorf overlooked a 19-year-old motorcyclist who was traveling in the same direction at the same time. As a result, a collision in the intersection came. While the driver of the car was unharmed, the motorcyclist fell and suffered serious injuries. He was brought to the State Clinic in Baden to be cared for by a doctor. The exact accident time was at 5:45 p.m., such as 5 minutes.

accident balance and older road users

The incidents mentioned also lead a light on general accident statistics, especially with regard to older road users. According to the information from Destatis, people aged 65 and over are less often involved in traffic accidents compared to younger age groups. In 2021, 66,812 people aged 65 and over were involved in accidents with personal injury, which corresponds to 14.5 percent of all those involved in the accident. Although 45,123 older people crashed into road traffic, the likelihood of not surviving a traffic accident is significantly higher for at least 65 year olds.

It is particularly noticeable that the main culprit in the event of accidents with older drivers often lies with them themselves: in 68.2 percent of the cases, they wore the main debt. This requires a thorough consideration of the driving style of older people, since it can be forgotten that older drivers are often also unprotected pedestrians, which increases their risk of serious injuries.