Truck accident in St. Stefan: Vehicle ends up in the stream bed!

Truck accident in St. Stefan: Vehicle ends up in the stream bed!

A serious traffic accident caused excitement on June 5, 2025 in the Styrian community of St. Stefan Ob Leoben. Here a fully loaded truck came off the road due to unknown cause and ended up in the Hartlbach stream. Fortunately, the truck driver was not injured, but the situation required a quick intervention by the rescue workers. The Kaisersberg fire brigade stored a provisional oil barrier because equipment had left. She received support from the fire brigade Leoben-Göss and the GSF, which contributed to binding the dangerous fabrics and pumping from the stream. FIREOWORLD.AT reports that A total of 19 forces with five vehicles and the operation took more than six hours.

The towing company ensured that the load was unloaded and the truck was recovered. The police and the environmental authorities of the Leoben district administration and the state of Styria were also involved in monitoring the situation and excluding further dangers. Thanks to the quick reaction of everyone involved, the incident was successfully ended without serious environmental damage.

accident with dangerous goods transporters in Traboch

A few days earlier, on the night of Monday, another serious traffic accident occurred on the Pyhrn A9 A9 Pyhrn A9 in Traboch, also in the Leoben district. A Croatian dangerous goods transporter overturned on the highway, and his 30-year-old driver from Bosnia and Herzegovina suffered minor injuries. The driver was traveling in the direction of Graz when he probably came off the highway due to second sleep. A missed attempt to take countermeasures led the truck to get on an unpaved road. The salvage of the truck required several hours and a special crane, as today.at reports.

The highway had to be made temporarily in the accident area, and for the time of the rescue, a detour was set up via the B113. The dangerous goods van was loaded with bitumen, but no exit from the liquid could be recorded. The incident has illustrated how important traffic safety and attention are in road traffic, especially when it comes to transporting dangerous goods.

The events in St. Stefan Ob Leoben and Traboch once again show that the emergency services have to act quickly and efficiently on site to help in crisis situations. Rosenheim24.de emphasizes that every traffic accident that affects dangerous goods, but also for the environmental participants, but also for the environment represent.