Serious accident in Scheibbs: fire engine crashes into bridge!

Serious accident in Scheibbs: fire engine crashes into bridge!

A serious traffic accident occurred on Friday evening, December 5th, around 7:30 p.m. on the B29 in Scheibbs, Lower Austria. A fire engine left the road for unknown reasons and collided with the foundation of a railway bridge. This tragic event resulted in injuries to three firefighters who were on duty. While two of them had to be freed from the vehicle by their comrades, the third was able to save himself meinkreis.at reported.

Injured firefighters and rescue efforts

As a result of the accident, one of the firefighters suffered serious injuries and was immediately flown to a hospital in an emergency helicopter. The other two injured people were also taken to hospital. To facilitate the rescue operation, police had set up a local diversion while the affected section under the bridge was closed. The rescue of the heavily damaged fire engine was carried out by the fire department itself while the police are investigating the circumstances of the accident.

This incident not only has tragic human consequences, but also causes traffic disruptions in the region. The rescue and the subsequent investigation of the cause of the accident by the police are of central importance in order to prevent similar accidents in the future. In this way, the concerns of the emergency services and public safety are taken into account, as well further details can be found.