Serious accident on the B169: Taxi races in truck column-several injuries!

On February 6, 2025, a serious traffic accident occurred at around 10:00 a.m. on the Zillertal Bundesstraße (B169) in the Tyrolean municipal area of ​​Stumm, which resulted in several injuries. A 55-year-old taxi driver went down the valley with two Dutch passengers when he overtook a truck team in front of him despite a lock line. This risky maneuver led to a dramatic collision with a saddle tractor that was opposed to him. According to the police, the 54-year-old truck driver still tried to prevent a frontal collision by steering his truck towards the guiding key, but without success. The taxi was thrown directly into the collision, whereupon it was trapped between the two saddle tractors.

The consequences were devastating: the taxi driver and a 60-year-old Dutch passenger suffered serious injuries and were flown to the Innsbruck Clinic with emergency helicopters-Heli 4 and Alpin 5. Another passenger, 55 years old, also suffered injuries to an indefinite degree and was brought to the BKH Schwaz with an ambulance. Significant material or even total damage occurred on all vehicles involved. The B169 remained closed in both directions for over four hours, while the accident was taken and a local diversion was set up, reported Fireworld .

rescue operation and traffic accident recording

A total of around 35 emergency services from the Kaltenbach/Zell/Mayrhofen volunteer fire brigade, the Red Cross with two ambulances and several police strips on site to cope with the situation. The incident not only affected significantly for the directly affected serious consequences, but also the traffic in the region for several hours, as Kurier . The dramatic scene, which took place in this popular holiday region, leaves a lasting impression and shows the dangers of improper overtaking in road traffic.