Serious accident on the A1: Cars overturn at Sipbachzell!

Serious accident on the A1: Cars overturn at Sipbachzell!

In a dramatic traffic accident on the A1 West Autobahn in Sipbachzell (Wels-Land district), a car overturned on Saturday morning, November 30, 2024, a car after a collision with another vehicle. The emergency services were alerted early because the situation was classified as serious. On site, the fire brigade, emergency services, police and ASFINAG fought against the time to help the injured and to secure the scene of the accident, such as fireworld.at reported.

The collision between the two cars led to one of the cars off the road and overturned behind the guiding rail. According to the first reports, the emergency services were able to free a person from the vehicle before the fire brigade arrived. In the incident, two people suffered minor injuries and were transported to a hospital after initial care. During the rescue work, the right lane in the direction of Salzburg had to be blocked between Allhaming and Sattledt, which led to considerable traffic disabilities, such as wt1.at reported.

Some details about the course of the accident

The exact course of the accident remains unclear for the time being, and the investigation by the police is still ongoing. However, the efficiency with which the emergency services worked on shows a high standard in coping with traffic accidents on Austrian highways. The rescuers secured the accident site and supported the traffic managers of ASFINAG and the towing service when rescue the vehicles in order to release the road again as soon as possible for traffic.