Fatal accident on the Klagenfurt expressway: lost a life!

Fatal accident on the Klagenfurt expressway: lost a life!

Klagenfurter Schnellstraße, 9311 St. Veit an der Glan, Österreich - A tragic traffic accident occurred on Friday on the snow-covered Klagenfurt expressway when a 35-year-old died in an overtaking maneuver. The driver, a local man, skidded up while he overtaken a platform truck and collided head -on with an oncoming tractorive. According to a report by OE24 , the man still suffered his serious injuries at the scene of the accident. Due to the enormous impact, his vehicle was thrown back onto the road, where it collided with the platform and remained badly damaged.

The tractor -trailer drove through the force of the collision onto the oncoming lane and slipped into the banquet. Fortunately, the 56-year-old driver of the tractor-trailer and the 55-year-old driver of the platform car suffered only minor injuries and were taken to the hospital. Due to the severity of the accident and the necessary rescue measures, the Klagenfurt expressway remained closed to all traffic until after 5 p.m., which led to massive disorders on this important traffic axis. This street connects Klagenfurt with Friesach and should have theoretically further expanded, but this has not been followed since 2010, as Wissenwertes.at

The Klagenfurt expressway is of considerable importance in the region because it is an important connection in the transport system. The main expansion, which could significantly shorten the route from Klagenfurt to Scheifling Sou against Vienna, will be long in coming due to resistance and lack of progress in the planning. The route currently only includes 18 kilometers between Klagenfurt and St. Veit. For many, the tragic accident is a further call for caution on the winter streets, which can quickly turn into dangerous slide.