Accident on L514: 83-year-old rams 78-year-olds, both seriously injured!

Accident on L514: 83-year-old rams 78-year-olds, both seriously injured!

L514, 4911 Lambrechten, Österreich - On June 30, 2025, a serious traffic accident occurred on the L514 (Andorfer Straße) in Upper Austria. At around 1:45 p.m., an 83-year-old man steered a vehicle that pulled a cattle transport trailer. In the municipal area of ​​Lambrechten there was a collision with an oncoming car that was driven by a 78-year-old from the Schärding district. The 78-year-old suffered injuries in the accident that made immediate hospitalization necessary.

The course of the accident was dramatic: the 83-year-old's vehicle came across the middle of the road and crashed into the oncoming car with his left front. As a result, the 78-year-old's vehicle was thrown into the embankment and tipped over to the side. Significant damage to property occurred on both vehicles. The police, the rescue and the fire brigade from Lambrechten were on site.

rescue measures and consequences of accidents

The injured were immediately cared for. While the fire brigade secured the road, the sanitary and emergency services took over the medical care of the 78-year-old. The fire brigade also carried out clean -up work at the scene of the accident and ensured that the traffic could be safely redirected. The use lasted several hours.

Another traffic accident on the same street occurred on January 29, 2025, in which a company car and two cars were involved. This incident also resulted in injuries and was looked after by the Andorf and Pimpfing fire brigade and the Red Cross. In this accident, the deep sun above the hill on the Oberholz was a possible accident trigger. Rescue measures included the alarm of a rescue helicopter, which was ultimately not used.

Statistical recording of traffic accidents

Such incidents show the continuous problem of road traffic accidents in Austria. Such accidents with personal injury are officially recorded by the police organs and is sent to statistics Austria every day by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. This system serves the continuous observation of the accident and the provision of reliable data for accident research and prevention. The results are published quarterly and annually, based on the road traffic accident statistics law.

The latest accident statistical data illustrate the need for preventive measures and security campaigns to reduce the number of injured and killed people in road traffic. It is to be hoped that such tragic incidents can be avoided through targeted measures in the future.

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