Shock accident in St. Veit: Car crashes 150 meters - driver seriously injured!
Shock accident in St. Veit: Car crashes 150 meters - driver seriously injured!
Obergrabenhofen, St. Veit im Pongau, Österreich - in Schwarzach/St. Veit im Pongau was a dramatic traffic accident on Tuesday, which ended life threatening for a 75-year-old driver. The man lost control of his vehicle near Obergrabenhofen and plunged 150 meters over a steep slope. According to the report of Today.
The accident occurred shortly before 1 p.m. during an alternative maneuver, the police said. Emergency teams, including the fire brigade and the Red Cross, were quickly on site. The Schwarzach fire brigade had to cut the seriously injured driver out of the vehicle with a hydraulic rescue device because it was caught in his car. The rescue operation extended for almost four hours, and an oil lock was also set up in the Veitbach to prevent pollution, reported Salzburg24 The seriously injured 75-year-old was immediately taken to the hospital in Schwarzach after his first aid. The entire rescue and recovery operation was complex and required the interaction of several emergency services, which underlines the serious situation of the accident. The incident occurred in a context in which winter conditions considerably made the road conditions considerably more difficult.
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| Ort | Obergrabenhofen, St. Veit im Pongau, Österreich |
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