Since the beginning of the year, two car drivers have died in a traffic accident. The traffic accident occurred on Monday, January 6, 2025, in the Waidhofen an der Thaya district, Lower Austria. The 61-year-old driver ran into oncoming traffic on the B 2 state road and crashed head-on into a car driven by a 44-year-old, sending both vehicles into the ditch. Due to their serious injuries, both car drivers died at the scene of the accident.
The probable main cause of the accident has not yet been clarified.
From January 1st to 6th, 2025 there were 2 traffic fatalities on the Austrian road network (provisional number). In the comparable period of 2024 there were 4 and in 2023 there were 8.
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