Serious truck accident on A11: Diesel alarm and traffic chaos!

Serious truck accident on A11: Diesel alarm and traffic chaos!

Karawankenautobahn, 9524 Villach, Österreich - A serious traffic accident shook the Karawanksautobahn (A11) in the early morning hours of Tuesday when a 26-year-old truck driver from Croatia lost control of his tractor. The accident happened around 4:40 a.m., apparently due to second sleep. The vehicle broke through the middle rail and slipped onto the opposite lane, where there was a standstill in an embankment across the road. As reported kosmo.at , the collapse of the truck tank was torn opened, which led to a significant loss of diesel.

Because of the accident, both directions of the motorway were immediately blocked. A cleaning of the road was carried out and at 8:00 a.m. a lane towards Slovenia could be released again, as puls24.at . However, the direction of travel Villach remains closed until the truck has been completely rescued, while traffic is diverted via a nearby rest area. Fortunately, there was no injuries in this serious incident, and the fire brigade took responsibility for the removal of the flashed diesel, while the landing chemist was informed about the situation.

For the rescue of the truck, which is badly damaged in the embankment, further measures are planned, with the emergency services of the Villach motorway police and several fire departments active. The quick reaction of the authorities has contributed to preventing an even more dangerous situation, and the entire security apparatus on site was in use to improve the traffic conditions and minimize possible dangers from the expired diesel.