Drama on the B58: 75-year-old saved after an accident in heavy rain!

Drama on the B58: 75-year-old saved after an accident in heavy rain!

On Monday morning, July 7, 2025, it was a traffic accident on the B58 near Sankt Martin an der Raab, which set the local fire brigade in motion. A 75-year-old man from Slovenia was affected. The situation was anything but easy, because the accident occurred in heavy rain, which made the road a lot slip, as the As the reporting shows, the driver's car between Sankt Martin on the Raab and Windisch-Minihof came on the steeply sloping embankment and got stuck there. It was particularly delicate that the driver could not leave the vehicle without help, luckily he was unharmed. The Sankt Martin fire brigade on Raab, under the direction of Martin Brückler, was quickly called for help and freed the gentlemen from its predicament.

Not far from this incident occurred on Saturday before, another traffic accident in St. Martin an der Raab. Here a car came off the road for an unknown cause, ran over a concrete mast and landed on the side in an orchard on a tree. The handlebar was briefly trapped in the vehicle, but managed to free himself. He was finally taken to the hospital with the rescue. In this case, two fire brigades, including the Jennersdorf fire brigade, were in action to cope with the situation, such as Meinzärd reported.

Such accidents are not uncommon and highlight the traffic situation in Austria. According to a Germany-wide analysis, which was published by the Destatis , statistics serve to improve traffic safety and the creation of measures in legislation. They offer a comprehensive basis for better understanding the causes of the accident and their relationships.

The topic of traffic safety will remain central even in the coming years. The events in St. Martin an der Raab are just an example of how important it is to be particularly careful in adverse weather conditions. Therefore, it is necessary to always adjust to the conditions and to drive safety -conscious.