Seven injuries on the B320 in a terrible frontal collision!

Seven injuries on the B320 in a terrible frontal collision!

On Tuesday afternoon, July 8, 2025, there was a spectacular traffic accident on the B320 in Michaelerberg-Pruggern, in which a total of seven people were injured. According to meinbezirk.at , the incident passed around 11:10 a.m. A 66-year-old car driver from the district was traveling with his 19-year-old son when the driver apparently lost consciousness and got on the opposite lane.

After initial investigations, the vehicle of the 66-year-old beat headally with an oncoming car that was occupied by a Belgian family. The driver was caught by the force of the impact and had to be released by the volunteer fire brigade. He suffered serious injuries and was flown to Cardinal Schwarzenberg Clinic in Schwarzach in the Pongau a little later. His son and the Belgian vehicle occupants, which consist of parents and three children aged 4 to 8, got away with minor injuries and were brought to the Diakonessen Clinic.

traffic safety on country roads in focus

The explosiveness of such incidents is not only shown in Michaelerberg-Pruggern. According to dvr.de Most traffic dead died on country roads in 2020, despite a lower volume of traffic during the corona pandemic. Around 25 percent of the accidents with personal damage occurred on these streets. The German Road Safety Council (DVR) urgently calls for more investments in traffic safety to prevent such accidents in the future. These include, among other things, a comprehensive traffic monitoring and the introduction of speed 80 on narrow country roads.

The traffic accident in the Liezen district also speaks of another dangerous situation on the B320. Another incident that occurred on January 20, 2025 shows similar patterns where a 26-year-old driver lost control of his vehicle through an overtaking process and had a serious frontal collision. In this accident, the rescue chain was quickly started, but the young man suffered so serious injuries that he succumbed to his fate, while his 28-year-old opponent was also seriously injured and was flown to the Graz accident hospital. This is documented on the website of Inside-graz.at in detail.

The tendency that the number of accidents on country roads rise is alarming. In view of these figures, it is all the more important to show more responsibility even in road traffic. If we all work together and pay attention to the safety in road traffic, we may soon be able to report less tragic accidents.