Serious accident in Kremsmünster: driver rescued with hydraulic device!
On New Year's Eve 2024, a car was in an accident near Kremsmünster and the seriously injured driver had to be rescued.

Serious accident in Kremsmünster: driver rescued with hydraulic device!
On the afternoon of December 31, 2024, a serious traffic accident occurred in Kremsmünster (Kirchdorf an der Krems district), which left one person seriously injured. A car drove off Schlierbacherlandesstrasse for reasons that were initially unclear, collided with a tree and landed on its roof. The fire department had to free the trapped driver using hydraulic rescue equipment fireworld.at reported.
The accident happened on the L554 Schlierbacher Straße when the car, coming from Kremsmünster, got onto the left side of the road, hit a curb and the embankment, and finally collided with a birch tree. After the collision, the car was thrown back onto the road. The Irndorf and Kremsmünster fire departments worked closely with the emergency services to save the driver. After receiving first aid on site, he was taken to hospital with injuries of an undetermined degree laumat.at added.
Traffic delays and clean-up work
During the rescue and clean-up work, the L554 was completely closed for around one and a half hours. The fire brigade also supported the towing company in recovering the vehicle. The diversion measures meant that traffic had to be rerouted over a large area. These dramatic events on the last day of the year cast a shadow over the end of New Year's Eve preparations in the region.