Car accident at St. Agatha: 23-year-old injured with 1.48 per thousand!

Car accident at St. Agatha: 23-year-old injured with 1.48 per thousand!

Mitterberg, Österreich - A serious accident occurred in the early morning of June 7, 2025 on the B 130 near the Hotel Schlögener Schlinge in the municipality of St. Agatha. At 6:30 a.m., the fire brigades of Haibach OB der Donau, Hilkering-Hachlham and St. Agatha were alerted. Already at 6:51 a.m., the Alkoven fire brigade moved out to the site with a crane vehicle after the course of the accident was communicated by the St. Agatha fire brigade via the state warning center.

The 23-year-old driver, who comes from the Eferding district, came to the right road bank at around 6:15 a.m. His vehicle grazed a rock before it hit a tree frontally and finally came to a standstill on the edge of a stream bed. The driver was brought to the Wels Clinic with an indefinite injuries, according to the [Regionews.at] (https://www.regionews.at/newsdetail/Al alcohol.

alcohol as the cause

A subsequent alkotest in the Wels Clinic showed a value of 0.74 mg/l AAK, which corresponds to 1.48 per thousand. No test could be carried out on site due to his injuries. The police have taken the driver's license from the driver. This tragic event is involved in the worrying development of alcohol accidents, which have risen sharply. In the first quarter of 2022 there was a record increase in alcohol-related traffic accidents, which alerts the [KFV experts] (https://www.kfv.at/besorgnegendende- Development- Alcohol-Faelle-Stark-getge/). These promptly request personal responsibility in road traffic, especially under the influence of alcohol.

an average of around 2,300 alcohol accidents occur in Austria every year. More than 2,900 people are harmed and 31 lose their lives. Especially in summer when alcohol consumption increases, almost a quarter of these accidents are happening. It is all the more important to ensure in advance that you come home unscathed - be it through carpooling, public transport or planning a drinking taxis.

The rescue of the vehicle was successfully carried out with a tow vehicle and a beam. But the question remains: How many such accidents have to happen before the awareness of the dangers of alcohol in road traffic in society changes?