Tragic accident in Vienna: 77-year-olds on construction workers-dead!

Tragic accident in Vienna: 77-year-olds on construction workers-dead!

Karl-Krestan-Gasse, 1010 Wien, Österreich - On March 24, 2025, a tragic traffic accident occurred in Vienna, Karl-Krestan-Gasse, which had fatal consequences. A 77-year-old driver ran over a sewer lid during the ongoing construction work that was not properly secured. In this incident, a 52-year-old construction worker who was located in the open sewer shaft met and suffered fatal injuries.

The circumstances of the accident were extremely dangerous: the lid of the channel shaft was open during the construction work and the construction worker was active in this area. The driver, who obviously overlooked the construction worker, drove against the canal lid, which led to the tragic collision.

rescue measures and investigations

rescue measures were initiated immediately after the accident. The Vienna professional fire brigade was able to free the construction worker trapped under the vehicle. Despite all the efforts, the Vienna Professional Rescue only found the death of the construction worker.

The investigation into the course of the accident was taken over by the traffic accident command. The accident site was closed until noon to carry out the necessary examinations. In addition, the labor inspectorate has also recorded surveys to clarify the exact circumstances and causes of the tragic incident.

Statistical recording of traffic accidents

This fatal accident is part of a worrying statistics. In Austria, road traffic accidents with personal injury are systematically recorded. Data on accidents on roads with public transport are electronically collected by police organs and transmitted to statistics Austria every day to ensure continuous observation of the accident. This data serves not only research, but also accident prevention.

The aim of this comprehensive data acquisition is to provide reliable foundations for the analysis and prevention of traffic accidents. The results are published quarterly and annually. The legal foundations for this are defined in the Road Traffic Accident Statistics Act and the Ordinance on the Statistical Collection of Road Traffic Accidents.

Overall, this incident makes it clear how important security on construction sites and the proper protection of danger areas is to avoid future accidents. Further information on this topic can be found at 5min and Statistics Austria .