Double chaos alarm: fire brigade Schwechat masters traffic accidents!

Double chaos alarm: fire brigade Schwechat masters traffic accidents!

Mannswörth, Österreich - on December 5, 2024, the day of the volunteering, the S1 external rings at Schwechat experienced a chaotic scenario with two serious traffic accidents. First, shortly before the Mannswörth departure, there was a massive crash between two trucks and four cars, in which the vehicles wedge so that the volunteer forces of the Schwechat fire brigade had to use heavy equipment to free the injuries. As meinzirk.at reported, the S1 was blocked in the direction of travel for several hours, which led to significant traffic disruptions.

accident consequences and missions

While the Schwechat fire brigade was busy with the first accident, the next challenge was waiting for her: Another truck stopped towards Vösendorf shortly before the rest station. This could not be moved with the conventional funds of the fire brigade, which is why the crane vehicle of the Lower Austrian State Fire Brigade Association was requested. The Mödling volunteer fire brigade came as support. Thanks to its fast response, the truck could be towed to the rest station around two hours later, such as 5min.at . Overall, the volunteers of the fire brigade were used for around 2.5 hours to cope with the accident situations.