According to preliminary figures from the Ministry of the Interior, 178 people died on the roads across Austria in the first half of 2023. In the past week alone, 15 people died in 14 accidents. In the comparative period of 2022, there were a total of 191 victims.
In the first half of the year, broken down by state, there were eight road deaths in Burgenland, seven in Vienna, 43 in Lower Austria and 33 in Upper Austria, 14 in Carinthia, 19 in Salzburg, 28 in Styria, 18 in Tyrol and eight in Voralberg.
Motorists as frontrunners
Among the victims was a child under the age of 14 who died as an occupant of a car. A total of 89 people died as occupants of a car in the first half of the year. In addition, 29 motorcyclists, 22 pedestrians, 18 cyclists, nine truck occupants, six moped riders, two bus occupants, one participant with a senior mobile, one e-scooter and one tractor driver were killed.
Main cause of accidents: Speeding
According to the BMI, the likely main causes of accidents are inappropriate driving speed (27.8 percent), carelessness/distraction (26.6 percent), violation of right of way (14.2 percent), overtaking (8 percent), erroneous pedestrian behavior ( 5.6 percent). , Ignoring rules/prohibitions (3.7 percent), cardiovascular disease/acute illnesses behind the wheel (3.1 percent), insufficient safety distance (1.2 percent), technical defects (1.2 percent), and fatigue (0 .6 percent). In total, six or 3.7 percent of the fatal crashes were under the influence of alcohol. In 4.3 percent of the accidents, the probable cause is still under investigation.
19 road deaths were counted on motorways and highways, representing a share of 10.7 percent of all road deaths. Most fatal accidents occur on former national roads (74 fatalities), national roads (50) and other roads (35), the experts reported.
Source: Krone
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