Family seriously injured: driver escape after S6 accident in Neunkirchen!

Family seriously injured: driver escape after S6 accident in Neunkirchen!

On Saturday, June 7th, a dramatic traffic accident occurred at Semmering Schnellstraße (S6) in the Neunkirchen district. A family of four was traveling by car when she was involved in a serious accident around 1:50 p.m. The 35-year-old father tried to overtake another vehicle than a 40-year-old Viennese who was traveling at an excessive speed presumably rammed the left rear of the family car. This collision led the family's vehicle to be thrown into the ditch and overturned several times.
The family, consisting of the father, his 33-year-old wife and her two small children aged 2 and 4, suffered injuries to an indefinite degree and had to be taken to the University Hospital Wiener Neustadt. But that was not the only precarious situation that afternoon.

After the impact, the 40-year-old continued his journey without stopping or helping. His damaged vehicle finally came to a standstill due to overheated engine in a parking lot on the south motorway in the municipal area of ​​Seebenstein. Road users who had noticed the defective vehicle informed the police who checked the suspect a little later. The officials found that he had no valid steering authorization and reacted positively to addiction toxins and medication in a drug test. In addition, the police found an attractive gas pistol in his vehicle, despite an existing weapon ban.
This led to the fact that the 40-year-old advertisements were reimbursed by the district administrative authority and the Wiener Neustadt public prosecutor, while the investigation continues in this case.

What about traffic safety?

accidents like that on June 7 are unfortunately not isolated cases. They throw light on the overall alarming road safety situation in Austria and Europe. According to the statistics of traffic accident research, data prove that traffic accidents often occur under the conditions of speed overruns and inability to drive. In order to increase safety in road traffic, it is important to analyze the causes and structures of such accidents in detail. Destatis provides comprehensive information on traffic safety and the necessary legislation to avoid accidents.

In addition, the Eurostat help to understand traffic accidents and to develop sustainable measures to improve traffic safety. Such information is crucial for transport policy, especially for infrastructure projects and in traffic education.

In the case of incidents like the S6, you quickly notice how important it is to take responsibility in road traffic. Everyone can get into a similar situation; A second of carelessness can have devastating consequences. So let's stay attentive and responsibly in road traffic so that we and our families get to the goal.