Bus accident in Scharnstein: Two injuries after dramatic failure!

Bus accident in Scharnstein: Two injuries after dramatic failure!

on Sunday evening, January 13, 2025, a dramatic accident occurred in Scharnstein when a regular bus came off the street. Around 5:50 p.m., during the journey on the L549 towards Grünau in the Almtal, the 42-year-old Bus driver from the Gmunden district ran for reasons unknown. The bus tore up a tree and came to a standstill about 100 meters, hanging over a small stream. Happiness in misfortune: both the driver and his only passenger, a 52-year-old woman, were not unharmed. Both had to be brought to the local hospitals with injuries of an indefinite degree, the Salzkammergut Clinic Gmunden and the Pyhrn-Eisenwurzen Clinic Kirchdorf, such as Tips reported .

Details on the course of the accident

The exact circumstances that led to this dramatic incident are currently still unclear and are examined by the police. Witnesses reported that the bus suddenly got into skid, which led to a chaos on the street. The emergency services were quickly on site to take care of the injuries and secure the bus. The shocks of the accident and the subsequent rescue operation caused excitement in the area. According to the orf the injured were quickly supplied, with the condition remaining stable for the time being.