Fatal accident in Vöcklabruck: 76-year-old has a tragic accident in a tree!

Fatal accident in Vöcklabruck: 76-year-old has a tragic accident in a tree!

A dramatic traffic accident shook the Vöcklabruck district on January 14, 2025. A 76-year-old pensioner was on the L 1273 around 1:45 p.m. when he drove from the direction of Scheiblwies towards Ampflwang. Suddenly he left the road to the right, fell over a slope and hit a tree with full force. The car came to a stop on the right side and it only took a short time for a driver behind to set the rescue chain in motion and call for help, as the Upper Austria police reported.

Rescue workers, including the volunteer fire departments from Ampflwang, Pichl and Aigen, quickly rushed to the scene of the accident to free the injured man from the wreckage. Despite immediate resuscitation efforts by the community doctor and an emergency doctor, any help came too late. The pensioner died at the scene of the accident Today.at reported. This tragic incident sheds a sad light on the dangers of road traffic and will remain in the memory of residents and the rescue workers involved.

The circumstances of the accident are still unclear and police investigations into the cause of the accident are in full swing. The deployment of fire and rescue services highlights the drama of such situations and the need to be careful on the roads to avoid such tragic losses, as reported by ots.at.