Train accident in Upper Austria: Child seriously injured at the level crossing!

Train accident in Upper Austria: Child seriously injured at the level crossing!

Ottensheim, Österreich - In Upper Austria there was a tragic incident on June 5, 2025: A small child in kindergarten age was hit by a train at an unrestricted level crossing in Ottensheim. The child's condition is critical. Due to the severity of the injuries, it had to be flown to the Linz University Hospital with a rescue helicopter. This incident occurs only three days after another train accident in Eferding, in which a six -year -old died. A spokesman for the Red Cross confirmed the critical state of the small victim, and the situation is very worried.

The incident in Ottensheim is not the only railway accident that took place this Monday morning. In Upper Austria, a pedestrian was recorded by a regional train. The man also got under the train on an unrestricted level crossing on Unterbrunninger Straße. He suffered serious injuries and was flown to a Salzburg hospital after being looked after by a medical team from Braunau on site.

several accidents in one day

After these accidents, rail replacement traffic has been set up, and road L 118 also had to be closed until the afternoon due to the rescue work. The railway is one of the safer means of transport, but accidents like the current cannot be ruled out.

background and historical perspective

The list of railway accidents in Austria shows that there are always serious incidents that are often associated with loss of human life or considerable damage. Most accidents affect trains from the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB). Despite the introduction of security measures such as the train influence Indusi, which was introduced in Austria in 1963, accidents occur again and again.

A dangerous trend in recent years shows that accidents on untrained level crossings are a recurring problem. This raises the question of whether additional measures are necessary to improve security at these points. The current incidents illustrate urgency to implement suitable protective measures in order to prevent such tragedies in the future.