Serious accident on the A8: driver in the wreck caught!

Serious accident on the A8: driver in the wreck caught!

In the night of February 10, 2025, a dramatic traffic accident occurred on the A8 Innkreis motorway near Pram between a small truck and a tractor-trailer that brought about a seriously injured. The small truck crashed into the rear of the truck saddle train with full force. The driver of the small truck was caught in the completely destroyed driver's cab and had to be freed by the emergency services with hydraulic rescue equipment, as fireworld.at . Despite the immediate first aid at the scene of the accident, he was hospitalized. Tragically, a passenger who was also in the vehicle had no chance of survival after the extent of the destruction. The driver of the tractor, on the other hand, was unharmed.

fire on the motorway

While the accident made headlines in Pram, the same evening also occurred on the A8. At Aistersheim, the driver of a truck noticed smoke that rose out of his semitrailer, and quickly steered his vehicle into a rest station. There it turned out that a tire was on fire and the tarpaulin of the truck was already burning slightly. Thanks to the courageous intervention with several fire extinguishers and the alarmed fire brigade, the fire was quickly contained and ultimately deleted. The invited aluminum parts remained intact, reported tips.at .

The A8 Innkreis motorway was only accessible for about an hour and a half due to the accident in Pram, which led to initial traffic jams. Nevertheless, the situation quickly dissolved when traffic increasingly decreased and the work at the scene of the accident progresses. Both incidents illustrate the dangers lurking on the streets and the important role of the rescue workers who have to act quickly and professionally.