Serious accident in the Göming tunnel: truck collides with a car!

Serious accident in the Göming tunnel: truck collides with a car!

in the tunnel Göming on Lamprechtshausener Straße, a serious traffic accident occurred at around 9 a.m. on Wednesday morning. A car and a truck collided for reasons that have so far been unexplained, which led to an immediate blocking of the B156 in both directions. According to the Red Cross, two people were injured; One of them suffered serious injuries and was immediately flown to the Salzburg accident hospital with the emergency doctor helicopter "Christopherus 6". The other injured person independently went to medical help. In addition to two rescue vehicles, the voluntary fire brigades from Oberndorf, Göming and Lamprechtshausen, as emergency reactions in the tunnel

The dramatic scenes in the tunnel could not be overlooked. While the rescue workers were quickly on hand, the cause of the collision remained unclear. Eyewitnesses reported a loud crack, followed by a serious traffic chaos. The police have started the investigation to find out how this dangerous situation could occur. Particular attention is paid to the subsequent traffic situation, which was severely impaired by the blocking of the street. According to coerll.utexas.edu , such accidents in the tunnel are particularly serious, since the close roadgail often leads to dangerous clashes.

The affected environments around the tunnel are heavily frequented, which means that such incidents can also have significant effects on daily traffic. Again it becomes clear how important the safety precautions and the attention in road traffic are, especially in critical areas such as tunnels. The incident throws a highlight of the dangers lurking on the streets and the need to increase traffic safety.