Serious injuries in the dramatic traffic accident in Tauplitz!

Serious injuries in the dramatic traffic accident in Tauplitz!

Tauplitz, Österreich - On September 14, 2024, a serious traffic accident occurred in Bad Mitterndorf, Liezen district, when a 34-year-old car driver lost control of his vehicle. The car crashed into a guiding rail and fell about ten meters down an embankment, overturning. A 19-year-old passenger was with him in the car. After the accident, both occupants were able to free themselves from the vehicle on their own and climb up the embankment, but suffered injuries of an indefinite degree and were taken to the hospital. The driver was transported with the rescue helicopter Christophorus 14 and the passenger with an ambulance to the Schladming hospital, such as the arf reported .

rescue operation and injuries

During the extensive rescue operation, in which several vehicles from the Red Cross and around 30 firefighters were involved, there was another incident. A firefighter of the Bad Mitterndorf volunteer fire brigade suffered serious injuries when he got into a winch during the rescue work by hand. Several fingers were seriously injured and he also had to be taken to the hospital after first aid. The fire brigade secured the vehicle and set up a preventive fire protection to avert further dangers, such as Orf Salzburg .

The accident took place around 6:45 p.m. when the driver skidded in a right curve, got off the road to the right and tipped over the embankment. These serious events mobilized numerous rescue workers and ensured that the bypass tunnel in Oberndorf was blocked for about an hour.