Change of lane in Wels: 59-year-old pedestrian seriously injured!

Change of lane in Wels: 59-year-old pedestrian seriously injured!

Hans-Sachs-Straße, Wels, Österreich - On May 30, 2025, a serious traffic accident occurred in Wels that cost a 59-year-old pedestrian. At around 9:05 a.m., a 23-year-old man from Wels wanted to change lanes on Hans-Sachs-Strasse. He overlooked the car of a 74-year-old woman from the Linz-Land district, who was in the right lane. To avoid a collision, the older lady steered to the right and lost control of her vehicle.

The risky maneuver caused a chain reaction: her car drove onto the sidewalk, rammed a traffic sign that was torn out of the anchorage, and postponed a temporary diversion board by around 10 meters. The result was a frontal collision with the 59-year-old, who was on a protective path and thus fell to the ground seriously injured. Immediately after the incident, rescue workers hurried on the spot and the injured was brought to the Wels Clinic.

The effects of the accident

The fire brigade was also quickly on site to saw the down -to -the -ground pedestrian traffic lights and secure the exposed cables. In addition, she took over the road cleaning, so that Hans-Sachs-Straße could only be passable for about 30 minutes. The young man who had caused the accident returned to the scene of the accident after a short shock moment and watched the rescue measures in the side mirror.

accidents like this are unfortunately not isolated cases. According to the current numbers of traffic accident statistics, it turns out that road traffic safety is a central topic in Austria. These statistics record not only the accidents themselves, but also the circumstances and the people involved. They serve as an important basis for measures in legislation, traffic education as well as for road construction and vehicle technology. Accidents with personal or property damage as well as during the transport of dangerous goods are also recorded in order to obtain comprehensive and differentiated data on the traffic safety situation. Destatis emphasizes that the results of these statistics serve as the basis for state transport policy and infrastructure and traffic safety policy.

The sad consequences of this incident show how important traffic safety is in everyday life and how quickly there can be tragic situations. Every road user should always drive attentive and forward -looking to avoid such accidents.