Serious traffic accident in Mariazell: Car crashes head-on into a tree!
On December 24, 2024, there was a serious traffic accident in Handenberg: an 18-year-old lost control of his vehicle.

Serious traffic accident in Mariazell: Car crashes head-on into a tree!
Today's tragic reporting brings to light two serious traffic accidents that occurred in Mariazellerland, Austria. An 18-year-old was driving his car towards Eggelsberg on Sunday morning when he overtook two vehicles in the municipality of Handenberg. He lost control and crashed head-on into a tree. The tragedy immediately set off a rescue chain, with numerous witnesses and an emergency medical team rushing to help. Since the man was trapped in the accident vehicle, the fire department had to intervene with hydraulic rescue shears to free him. The seriously injured driver was flown to the hospital in the “Christophorus 6” rescue helicopter while summer tires were installed on his car 5min.at reported.
In another tragic scene, another person met a similar fate on the same day. A 27-year-old man from the Lilienfeld district lost control of his vehicle on the B71 - Zellerrain Straße - and crashed head-on into a tree in the town of Grünau. The circumstances of this accident are still unclear, but the driver was able to free himself from his vehicle. Rescue workers immediately began treating the injured man, who was taken to Scheibbs State Hospital with head, face and arm injuries. This adds to the depressing results of another accident in which a car slipped into the ditch on the slippery road of the B20 just on Friday, but without any injuries Small newspaper reported.