Traffic chaos in Schnifis: Car drivers crashed into tree stump!

Traffic chaos in Schnifis: Car drivers crashed into tree stump!

On April 25, 2025, a serious traffic accident occurred shortly before 8 a.m. on Bludescherstrasse in Schnifis. A 23-year-old car driver from Bludenz was traveling from Bludesch to Schnifis in the direction of Bludes when he came off the street in a right curve and crashed into a tree stump. The exact cause of the accident has so far remained unknown, but considerable property damage was caused on the vehicle. The driver was injured and received first aid at the scene of the accident before he was admitted to the Bludenz State Hospital. Alko and drug tests are still pending, which also makes the previous investigations complicated. [Vol.at] reports that pictures and Videos from the scene of the accident are available.

traffic accidents are constant concerns in Austria. In 2024, a total of 349 people died in traffic accidents, which represents a decline of 13.2 % compared to the previous year. This has been the second lowest number of traffic fatalities since the beginning of the records in the Interior Ministry in 1950. The main causes of fatal traffic accidents are lawn, carelessness and priority violations, as was worked out in the report of the Interior Ministry. [BMI] emphasizes that the police play a crucial role in surveillance and prevention.

Current accident statistics

The traffic accident balance sheet shows that in 2024 the number of racing dead in Austria could be significantly reduced. Our country now has more than 7.3 million approved vehicles, a number that, despite the increased traffic density, could not slow down the decline in fatal accidents. Development in the federal states, where the lowest figures on road fatalities have been recorded for 60 years, is particularly gratifying, as in the case of Lower Austria and Vorarlberg.

• traffic fatalities according to federal states :
  • Burgenland: 16 (period 2023: 21)
  • Carinthia: 29 (30)
  • Lower Austria: 83 (100)
  • Upper Austria: 72 (75)
  • Salzburg: 28 (35)
  • Styria: 62 (81)
  • tirol: 32 (35)
  • Vorarlberg: 7 (13)
  • Vienna: 20 (12) - There is an increase here

On April 25, 2025, the incident in Schnifis is not the only accident that was reported. A collision on the Bürser bridge in Vorarlberg also led to two injuries. However, details on the injuries are still unclear. [ORF] informs that the accident has taken place in a strongly frequented area, which illustrates the health and security risks on our streets.