Snatschat chaos: minibus tilts-injured in tire accident!

Snatschat chaos: minibus tilts-injured in tire accident!

Wagrain, Österreich - Today, on January 8, 2025, several traffic accidents occurred due to the winter road conditions in Austria, which led to sometimes dramatic scenes. In a violent incident, a 26-year-old driver of a small bus, which was occupied by eight people, lost control of his vehicle on the snow guide during an overtaking maneuver. The minibus came off the B320, overturned and finally landed in the ditch. Fortunately, all occupants were able to free themselves independently. Nevertheless, seven of them suffered injuries of indefinite degrees, which they led to the clinics in Schwarzach and Schladming. The driver's alkotest, which originally comes from Romania, was negative. Due to the accident recording, the affected section of the route was completely blocked for the duration of the operation, reported 5 minutes

a lot of traffic and dangerous conditions

In several other incidents, the fire brigades of Wagrain in Pongau and Thomatal in Lungau were in demand. A truck came off the road on the L214 near Wagrain and had to be pulled back onto the street with a winch. The fire brigade took about 45 minutes and was successful. In the meantime, the Thomatal fire brigade was alerted at 1:48 p.m. because another minibus on the snow -covered L225 (Thomaler Landesstraße) had strayed from the street. This vehicle could also be recovered within 40 minutes with the help of a installation winch, as Meinzirk.at reported.

These accidents underline the dangers that bring winter driving conditions. The drivers should be particularly careful and adapt to the conditions to avoid such risky situations. The current events show how important fast reactions of the emergency services are to minimize injuries and limit damage.