Frontal collision on the B20 near Mariazell: four injuries

Frontal collision on the B20 near Mariazell: four injuries

On Monday morning, a serious traffic accident occurred on the B20 near Mariazell, in which a total of four people were injured. The reports followed at 3:16 p.m. on the same day, whereby the incident was already taking place at 6:20 a.m.

involved in the accident were a 17-year-old driver from the Amstetten district, Lower Austria, and his passenger of the same age, who comes from the Scheibbs district. They were on the B20 towards Bruck on the Mur and came from Gußwerk. Suddenly and for reasons that have been unexplained, the young driver got on the oncoming lane and collided head-on with an oncoming little truck. This was controlled by a 52-year-old man from the Bruck-Mürzzuschlag district.

rescue worker in use

After the collision, the forces of the fire brigades Gollrad and Mariazell were quickly on site. They had to free the seriously injured 17-year-old driver from the completely destroyed vehicle. After the first aid, he was immediately brought to the Landesklinikum Wiener Neustadt with a rescue helicopter. The passenger of the car driver and the two occupants of the small truck were able to leave their vehicles independently and only suffered minor injuries.

The 52-year-old and his 25-year-old passenger also suffered minor injuries and were admitted to LKH Hochsteiermark, Bruck on the Mur. This situation not only affected the direct participants, but also leaves questions about safety on the streets and driving behavior of young drivers.

Details on the course of the accident are still sparse, but the incident is a clear example of the risks associated with driving in the increasingly hectic traffic landscape. For further information on this incident and the circumstances that led to see the current reporting on styria.orf .