Shocking collisions in Styria: Five injured in accidents!

On Thursday there were two serious traffic accidents in Styria, which resulted in several people being injured. An accident initially occurred on the Pyhrnautobahn (A9) near Mautern around 1 p.m. when a 33-year-old Hungarian driver was distracted by a conversation with his mother. In the construction site he lost control of his vehicle, crashed into a concrete barrier and collided with a heavy concrete cube. Both the driver and his 60-year-old mother were taken to UKH Kalwang with unspecified injuries krone.at reported.

Another serious incident occurred in the evening near Feldbach. At 6:30 p.m. two cars collided on the B68a, injuring a total of five women. An 18-year-old who was driving towards Saaz with two friends (20 and 21 years old) collided head-on with the vehicle of a 58-year-old woman who was turning onto the B68 with her 49-year-old passenger. Due to the accident, the 49-year-old, seriously injured, had to be flown by rescue helicopter to the LKH Graz; the other four accident victims were treated at the LKH Feldbach. Neither driver was drunk at the time of the accident. Traffic on the B68 was closed until 8 p.m., as well meinkreis.at reported.

Traffic chaos in the region

The accidents led to significant traffic disruptions, particularly on the busy B68a. A heavy rescue operation was required to get the injured to hospitals as quickly as possible. The closure of the B68 caused traffic chaos in the area, which caught many drivers unprepared.