Be careful, black ice! The icy weather conditions last night already caused the first traffic accidents. In Burgenland, eight students were slightly injured in a bus accident after the car left the road due to black ice and slid into a gas pump. In Styria, a gritting truck even came off the road due to the freezing temperatures.
According to initial information, the bus in Oberwart tried to avoid another vehicle on a road in southern Burgenland before crashing into the gas pump on a company premises. No fluid came out. The nine slightly injured people – eight students and one adult – were taken to the accident ambulance at Oberwart Hospital in three Red Cross ambulances. No further information was initially available.Gritting truck slid into a ditch. In the Hartberg-Fürstenfeld district, a gritting truck also left the road due to the icy streets and slid into the ditch. In both cases, the fire brigade had to respond to rescue or safety. Warning of black ice Weather experts warned in advance of temperatures below freezing and the possible consequences on Austria’s roads. However, there were a few accidents last night. Vehicle recoveries had to be carried out primarily in the Styrian districts of Graz-Umwelt, Deutschlandsberg, Hartberg-Fürstenfeld and Weiz.
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