Fatal Accident on the B13: Coach Collides with Car

On Tuesday, September 23, 2025, a serious traffic accident occurred in Laab im Walde (Mödling district) around 4 PM between a fully occupied Dutch tour bus and a car. The driver of the car died at the accident site.

Passengers Initially Could Not Leave the Tour Bus

There were 43 people on the tour bus when the vehicle left the town via the B13 and collided with a car. According to a police statement, the car driver, for reasons initially unknown, veered into the oncoming lane. In a head-on crash with the bus, the 36-year-old from the St. Pölten-Land district was fatally injured. After the collision, the bus veered off the road and came to a stop on its side on an embankment. As a result, the bus doors on the right side of the vehicle were blocked, and the passengers could not leave the bus.

Fire Department Had to Remove Bus Door with Hydraulic Shears

The initial measures to rescue the bus passengers were already taken by two "first responders," who are also members of the volunteer fire departments of Laab im Walde and Breitenfurt. The passengers were brought out of the bus by the fire department through a door and a broken side window, as a good access could be created laterally over the embankment, according to a fire department statement. A door was removed with hydraulic shears. The 63-year-old bus driver was taken to the University Hospital St. Pölten, and three of the total 42 Dutch passengers were transported to the Baden State Hospital. Another ten people were slightly injured and treated by paramedics on site.

B13 Closed for Several Hours

After the police recorded the accident, the deceased car driver had to be recovered from the wrecked car by the fire department. The crashed bus was pulled onto the road by the fire department with a winch and securely parked; the car was also transported away. At the accident site, soil had to be excavated until the evening hours due to the spilled diesel. The B13 was closed until around 9:00 PM.

In total, the volunteer fire departments from both districts were deployed with 70 members and ten vehicles.

(APA/Red)

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