Serious accident on Christmas Eve: 18-year-old crashes against tree!

Serious accident on Christmas Eve: 18-year-old crashes against tree!

On Christmas Eve, December 24, 2024, there was a tragic accident in the Braunau district, which seriously injured an 18-year-old driver's license. The young man tried to overtake two vehicles on Lamprechtshausener Straße (B156), in winter conditions with slush. He lost control of his vehicle, which left the street and crashed into a tree with full force. At the time of the accident, summer tires were still mounted, which tightened the dangerous situation, such as reported.

The seriously injured driver was caught in the car and had to be freed from the rescue workers with a hydraulic bereau. After the first aid, he was flown to the hospital in Salzburg by helicopter. This critical situation does not come alone: another beginner, a 17-year-old from the Leibnitz district, also had a serious accident in Styria, when he came off the street at night and overturned several times, as . Such incidents illustrate the dangers for inexperienced drivers, especially under difficult weather conditions.