Drama in Linz: Pedestrian bridge falls on truck - two injuries!

Drama in Linz: Pedestrian bridge falls on truck - two injuries!

On Wednesday morning, a serious accident occurred in the Auwiesen district, in which a pedestrian overpass fell on a truck. As reported exxpress.at, the two occupants of the vehicle were seriously injured and pinched into the driver's cab. The head of operations Christian Dangl spoke of a demanding use of liberation that took several hours.

The two men who suffered polytrauma were caught in the wreck scraps during the accident. One of them could be freed after about two hours and the other after two and a half hours by the Linz fire brigade with large technical equipment. Both were then transported to various hospitals: one in Medcampus III, the other in the Linz accident hospital. However, no further information is available for your state of health.

Details on the course of the accident

The accident occurred around 9.15 a.m. in the Gabesstraße. Part of the bridge fell on the truck last Wednesday, which could apparently overestimated the height of the bridge. Despite the extensive rescue measures, in which a private company with a special vehicle was also involved, the bridge could not be lifted off the truck. However, the fire brigade was successful in stabilizing the bridge, which ultimately made it possible to liberate the injured.

There were no other people on the bridge at the time of the accident, and the police blocked the accident area far to carry out the salvage. According to the police, investigations into the exact cause of the accident are currently underway. In addition to the possible review of the trailer height, an overlooked height restriction could also have played a role, as Kurier.at reported.

background to the traffic situation

The incident in Linz falls into a worrying context, since the traffic accident statistics show that the number of traffic accidents and injuries remains constant in recent years. According to bg-verkehr.de, over 2.1 million road traffic accidents have already been recorded in the first ten months of 2024, including about 245,000 with personal injury. Although a slight decline in the road dead is forecast in 2024, the number of injured people remains at a high level.

The information about the serious accident in Linz makes it clear how important the awareness of traffic safety is and which measures must be taken to avoid comparable incidents in the future.