Serious accident on B179: Young family with baby among the injuries!

Serious accident on B179: Young family with baby among the injuries!

In the early morning hours of March 19, 2025, a serious traffic accident occurred on the B179 Fernpassstraße near Musau, which demanded four injuries. Around five o'clock, a vehicle came to the opposite lane for an unknown cause and collided head -on with an oncoming car. One of those affected is also a young family with their only three months old baby. According to a report by the "crown", the rescue workers were immediately alerted to look after the injured. Particularly dramatic: a person who was not the baby was locked in the wreck and had to be freed from the fire brigade.

The injured were first looked after on site and then transported to surrounding hospitals, including the district hospital in Reutte, as tirol.orf.at . The accident led to considerable traffic disruptions: the B179 was closed in the area of the scene of the accident until around 7.15 a.m. In addition to the police and rescue workers, the fire brigade was also ready to secure the scene of the accident and coordinate the operation.

The investigation runs

The exact circumstances that led to this serious collision are still unclear. Experts and forensic investigators will examine the scene of the accident in order to clarify the causes and to develop possible proposals to prevent similar incidents. The misfortune also employed the residents and commuters in the region intensively, and it remains to be seen which changes may be considered by the authorities in the future. The situation once again shows the dangers in road traffic, especially with unexpected lane changes.