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Terrible traffic accident in Sempach: two injuries and chaos!
On July 3, 2025, traffic accidents occurred in Sempach and Eschenbach in which several people were injured.
Terrible traffic accident in Sempach: two injuries and chaos!
On Wednesday evening there was an accident in Sempach, canton of Lucerne, which involves four cars. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. on the Kantonsstrasse from Rain towards Sempach when a column of three vehicles came to a standstill. The front car turned left, with the other two vehicles created the space for another car that wanted to turn left into the Kantonsstrasse. At that moment, a car that came from behind and turned right towards Rain collided with another vehicle that came from Sempach. This collision meant that a car was rejected to the left and crashed into the two standing cars. The two handlebars, a 27-year-old and an 18-year-old, were brought to the hospital for control after suffering minor injuries. The property damage is estimated at around CHF 50,000. The Kantonsstrasse was closed for around two hours to enable the accident recording and the rescue work. These events illustrate the challenges that road traffic in the canton of Lucerne brings with it, how luzernerzeitung.ch reported.
At the same time, a motorcyclist in Eschenbach had an accident when he broke a full braking on Inwilstrasse around 4:45 p.m. to avoid an oncoming cyclist who turned left. The motorcyclist plunged braking on this abrupt brake and suffering from minor injuries. Such incidents are not uncommon and reflect on the dangers that are constantly lurking in road traffic.
accident statistics in the canton of Lucerne
The traffic events observed in Sempach and Eschenbach are part of a major problem in the canton of Lucerne. According to lustat.ch there were a total of 2,113 road traffic accidents in 2023. Of these accidents, 1,017 personal injury resulted in, which corresponds to a density of 2.4 accidents per 1,000 inhabitants. The distribution of affected people is as follows:
| personal type | share (%) |
|---|---|
| automobileists | 40 |
| motorcycling | 14 |
| e-bike traveling | 13 |
| velo -driving | 13 |
| pedestrians | 8 |
The analysis of traffic accidents shows that 40% of the incorrect automobiles are. Compared to the years 2021 to 2023, the accident rate remains similar to the years 2014 to 2016, which indicates that there is still considerable need for action in the area of traffic safety.