Terrible accident on the Brenner motorway: 22-year-old seriously injured!

Terrible accident on the Brenner motorway: 22-year-old seriously injured!

In the last few days there have been two serious traffic accidents in the Schönberg region, which kept the emergency services busy and paralyzed traffic. On January 4, 2025, a 22-year-old Austrian citizen overturned his car heading south on the Brenner Motorway. After the Schönberg main toll station, he left the road for unknown reasons and crashed into a concrete barrier. His vehicle overturned and came to rest on the hard shoulder. The young driver suffered serious injuries and had to be freed by the fire department and rescue services. After immediate treatment by the emergency doctor, he was taken to a clinic in Innsbruck. This incident resulted in the highway having to be completely closed until around 5:30 p.m. in order to carry out first aid and clean-up work fireworld.at reported. In addition to emergency vehicles, several police patrols were also on duty.

Second accident in Schönberg

On December 19, 2024, there was another serious accident on the local road between Schönberg and Neumarkt-Sankt-Veit. A pregnant woman lost control of her Renault when she left the road, rolled over and landed in a ditch. The alerted emergency services, including the fire departments from Teising-Fraßbach and Schönberg, secured the scene of the accident and initiated a diversion. The woman was taken to a clinic after receiving medical attention, while her vehicle was deemed a total loss. The road also had to be completely closed, as was the case innsalzach24.de reported.