Serious traffic accident in Sierning: Car overflows several times!

Serious traffic accident in Sierning: Car overflows several times!

In the night of Sunday, February 16, 2025, a dramatic traffic accident on the B140 Steyrtalstraße near Sierning in the Steyr-Land district happened. At around 4:00 a.m., a driver came off the street for reasons that have so far been unexplained, overturned several times and finally landed on the roof, directly on a steep edge of the terrain. The crashed car threatened to plunge into the deep embankment, together with the seriously injured driver, which made the situation life threatening, as Fireworld.at reported.

The rapidly arrived emergency services from three fire departments reacted immediately and secured the accident wreck. The heavily injured driver was released from the vehicle with a hydraulic rescue device and was first cared for by the emergency doctor and rescue teams present. A emergency helicopter, Christophorus 2, was also requested and a landing site was set up. After the first aid at the scene of the accident, the injured person was flown to a hospital. At the same time, the firefighters worked on the rescue of the car and supported the towing company in the removal of the destroyed vehicle. Due to the accident, the B140 between Sierning and Waldneukirchen was blocked for about two hours, which led to extensive detours according to laumat.at