Fatal bike accident in Lauterach: Police are urgently looking for witnesses!

Fatal bike accident in Lauterach: Police are urgently looking for witnesses!

Bundesstraße in Lauterach, 6902 Lauterach, Österreich - On June 12, 2025, a fatal traffic accident tragically occurred on the main road in Lauterach, in the Bregenz district, Vorarlberg. A 58-year-old cyclist who drove without a helmet was seriously injured in a collision with a car and died the following day, June 13, 2025. The driver, 38 years old, was on the road at low speed in column traffic and carried out a turning process to the right into Karl-Höll-Straße when there was a collision with the cyclist, which moved in the same direction on the wheel lane. The police asks for information from witnesses who could observe the course of the accident. Interested parties can contact the Lauterach police inspection on the telephone number +43 (0) 59 133 8132

These tragic events throw a light on the challenges and dangers that cyclists are exposed to in road traffic. As a study of accident research by insurers (UDV) shows, accidents with cyclists on country roads are an increasing problem. Currently an average of four cyclists fatal and 58 suffer serious injuries on German country roads. The decline in security is particularly alarming because the number of accidents has increased by almost 30 percent in the past ten years.

increasing dangers for cyclists

The study also identified the main causes for these accidents, with collisions with cars 41 percent of cases. It is often the car travelers who cause accidents. Every third serious accident even happens without further participants, often through the rushes of the cyclists themselves. Accidents are mainly done at crossings that are considered the focus of the accident, with 68 percent of the serious cycling accidents that take place there.

Another important problem is missing security precautions. Often there are no separate cycle paths, visibility disabilities occur in two out of three places, and the speed limits on accident crossings are often too high. In particular, critical cycle paths that are accessible in both directions increase the risk that cyclists will be overlooked. The UDV therefore calls for the creation of secure transitions, the removal of obstacles to vision and the introduction of speed limits at difficult to see.

call to mindfulness

The ideas for improving security also include recommendations for cyclists and car driving. While cyclists are asked to avoid busy country roads and to ensure clear visibility by wearing lighter, reflective clothing and the use of light, drivers should pay particular attention to cyclists.

Overall, the incident in Lauterach shows that it is urgently needed to do more for the safety of cyclists in traffic. Again and again people lose their lives under tragic circumstances, as well as the 58-year-old cyclist, whose accident details underline the urgency of these topics and increase the appeal for safer roads and more consideration.

For more information about the accident and current investigations, please visit 5min.at, Blick.de and Udv.de.