Tractor accident in the Free State: 51-year-old falls down the embankment!

Tractor accident in the Free State: 51-year-old falls down the embankment!

On Monday morning, June 9, 2025, a serious accident occurred in the Freistadt district in Upper Austria. As reported 5min.at, a 51-year-old farmer lost control of his vehicle when he returned. The tractor came off a private route, fell over a steep embankment and overturned before it stayed on the side.

The accident happened around 10:45 a.m. and led to indefinite injuries to the farmer. He was able to free himself from the tractor and communicate the rescue workers. The emergency services took place, and due to the inaccessible location and the severity of his injuries, the rescue helicopter Christophorus 10 was alerted. The injured was finally flown to the Kepler University Hospital in Linz.

further accident tragedy in the Mühlviertel

, a 53-year-old man drove backwards with a tractor and a follower when he was behind the vehicle, who was behind the vehicle, overlooked. The feed mixing car was too high to notice it.

After the farmer noticed the accident, he hurried to his seriously injured mother and immediately informed the rescue workers. He began resuscitation measures that the police continued until the rescue arrived. Unfortunately, the emergency doctor could only determine the death of the 76-year-old.

statistical dangers in road traffic

Such accidents are alarming, especially if you look at the statistical assessment of the risk of accidents of tractors. According to Zeit.de, agricultural tractors often represent an underestimated danger in road traffic. Statistically, these accidents are rare, but they often have serious consequences.

2019 59 people lost their lives in tractor accidents in Germany, and 618 were seriously injured. The head of accident research in the German insurance industry, Siegfried Brockmann, emphasizes that accidents with tractors are usually caused by turning or bending on dirt roads onto the street.

farmers and road users must be aware of the special dangers that exist in connection with tractors and their attachments. Brockmann calls for legal regulations for improvements in tractor safety to prevent future tragedies of this kind.