Morning sun dazzles: 17-year-old crashes head-on in oncoming traffic!

Morning sun dazzles: 17-year-old crashes head-on in oncoming traffic!

In the early morning hours of January 11, 2025, Söding-St. Johann, Voitsberg district, for a dramatic traffic accident in which three people were injured. According to reports from oe24.at , a 17-year-old car leader lost in a slight curve. The young driver was blinded by the low morning sun and shot onto the opposite road, where there was a frontal collision with an oncoming car of a 50-year-old. Both vehicles were thrown off the street by the impact.

The injured-the 17-year-old, her passenger and the 50-year-old driver-were brought to the University Hospital Graz immediately after the first aid by the Red Cross and emergency doctors, such as 5min.at reported. The Hallersdorf volunteer fire brigade was used with twelve forces to secure the scene of the accident and support the clean -up work. The police are now investigating the exact circumstances of the accident that took a dangerous course due to the glare through the sun.