Serious accident in St. Johann: Tunnel closed - injured in clinic!

Serious accident in St. Johann: Tunnel closed - injured in clinic!

A serious traffic accident occurred on June 28, 2024 in the Unterflurstrasse of B187 Loferer Straße in St. Johann. Around 1:20 p.m. there was a rear -end collision between five vehicles in the direction of dense traffic towards Erpfendorf, which crashed in a devastating chain reaction. A car crashed into a slowly moving car, which led to another collision with three subsequent vehicles. Four people were injured in this cruel incident, including two seriously. As tt.com had to be released from the vehicle with his 45-year-old driver. The two seriously injured people immediately received medical help and were transported to the St. Johann hospital.

Fast reactions and traffic chaos

In addition, two other people involved in the accident, a 46-year-old Austrian and a 61-year-old Italian, were slightly injured and also taken to the hospital. The St. Johann volunteer fire brigade was in action and had to completely block the road for about an hour and a half to recover the injured people and to remove the accident damage. The tunnel could be released for traffic at around 3 p.m.

A similar incident occurred on January 3. in the municipal wood mill, where a car caught for a few reasons to skid and slipped into the ditch. Fortunately, all inmates were not injured. The St. Georgen/Klaus volunteer fire brigade was quickly on the spot and was able to recover the vehicle quickly with a winch, as Noen.at . Such incidents underline the dangers lurking in road traffic and the need for a quick commitment of the rescue workers.