Tragic accident on the burner highway: two dead at Crash!

Tragic accident on the burner highway: two dead at Crash!

Sterzing, Südtirol, Italien - On Wednesday afternoon, a tragic traffic accident occurred on the north lane of the Brenner Autobahn (A22) near Sterzing, South Tyrol, which demanded two lives. According to OE24 , an ambulance drove out of an unknown cause, which means that a standing truck and an accompanying person died. The transport car was on the way from Bolzano to Sterzing and also had another patient and a paramedic on board, both of whom came away with minor injuries.

consequences of the accident

The accident led to considerable traffic disruptions on the Brenner motorway. The northern track was closed until 9.45 a.m., which resulted in a four -Kilometer traffic jam. The traffic could only slowly normalize again, such as Rainews reported.

Similar tragedies are a serious problem in road traffic. In the European Union, thousands of people are affected every year in traffic accidents. Between 2010 and 2020, the number of traffic fatalities fell by 36 percent. Nevertheless, in 2019, every EU member state lost 22,800 people in road traffic, with an average increase of 4,000 in the following year, such as the EU . It is particularly worrying that 12 percent of the traffic fatalities were recorded in the age group of 18 to 24 year olds, which only 8 percent of the population.

The traffic accident on the Brenner motorway again shows the dangers in road traffic and reminds of the continuing need to increase traffic safety and take preventive measures to prevent such tragedies in the future.