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Tragic accident on the Brenner motorway: two dead in crash!
Traffic accident on the Brenner motorway claims two lives. Update on the emergency services and cause of the accident.
Tragic accident on the Brenner motorway: two dead in crash!
On Wednesday afternoon, a tragic traffic accident occurred on the northern lane of the Brenner motorway (A22) near Vipiteno, South Tyrol, which claimed two lives. Loud oe24 A medical transport vehicle hit a stationary truck for unknown reasons, resulting in the death of a patient and an accompanying person. The transport van was on the way from Bolzano to Vipiteno and also had another patient and a paramedic on board, both of whom escaped with minor injuries.
The volunteer fire brigades from Vahrn and Vipiteno were on site, as was an emergency ambulance and the Pelikan 2 emergency medical helicopter. The Bozen professional fire brigade was also alerted and deployed to the scene of the accident with a crew and crane vehicle to support the rescue efforts.
Consequences of the accident
The accident led to significant traffic delays on the Brenner Motorway. The northbound lane was closed until 9:45 a.m., resulting in a four-kilometer-long traffic jam. Traffic could only slowly return to normal Rainews reported.
Similar tragedies represent a serious problem in road transport. In the European Union, thousands of people are affected in road accidents every year. Between 2010 and 2020, the number of traffic deaths fell by 36 percent. Nevertheless, in 2019, each EU member state lost 22,800 people on the roads, with an average increase of 4,000 in the following year, according to the EU determines. What is particularly worrying is that 12 percent of road deaths were recorded in the 18 to 24 age group, which makes up just 8 percent of the population.
The traffic accident on the Brenner Motorway once again shows the dangers of road traffic and is a reminder of the ongoing need to increase road safety and take preventative measures to prevent such tragedies in the future.