Snow chaos in St. Koloman: dramatic traffic accident with injuries!

Snow chaos in St. Koloman: dramatic traffic accident with injuries!

There was a dramatic traffic accident in St. Koloman on February 16, 2025: a 21-year-old car driver from Garnei lost control of his vehicle on the snow-covered road. In a right-hand bend, the car slipped off the road, rolled over several times and got stuck in a group of trees. After the accident, the driver was taken by emergency services to the Salzburg University Hospital for an examination, whereby an alcohol test showed negative influences - the man had a blood alcohol level of 0.0 fireworld.at reported.

Shocking incident on the B117

At the same time, another serious accident was reported: On January 5, 2025, at around 11:14 p.m., the Oberreith and St. Gallen fire departments alerted the emergency services to a crash on the B117. Here a driver, the reasons for which are still unclear, lost control of his car and drove into the oncoming lane. The car crashed head-on into a house wall and was then thrown back onto the street. The driver was massively trapped in the vehicle. With the help of hydraulic rescue equipment used by the fire department, the man was finally freed.

After initial care was provided by the Altenmarkt Red Cross and an emergency doctor from Rottenmann, the driver who was found injured was flown to the LKH Graz in a rescue helicopter. The fire brigade ensured that the accident site was secured and cleaned the area of ​​any spilled resources in order to reopen the B117 to traffic as quickly as possible. Overall, numerous emergency services were involved in the operation, such as: arf.at reported.