For an as yet unexplained cause, a driver lost control of his car in a roundabout on the B50 in Burgenland and ended up in the ditch. The man was injured so badly in the accident that he had to be flown to the hospital by rescue helicopter after first aid.
The serious traffic accident occurred shortly before 8 p.m. on Wednesday evening. Why the man in the roundabout between Neusiedl am See and Jois lost control is still unclear. What is certain is that he first drove into the ditch and was then thrown into an adjacent field.
A committed first aider rescued the seriously injured man from his car and looked after him until the emergency services arrived.
Florianis recovered an accident car
After the accident, smoke came out of the car. The first aider was able to extinguish the fire before the Florianis arrived. The quickly arrived The Jois fire brigade took care of the injured driver until the Red Cross arrived and then checked them the car for possible embers and heat fields by means of a thermal imaging camera. The fire brigade in Neusiedl am See, which had been alerted, finally recovered the accident car using a crane.
By helicopter to the hospital
Due to the severity of his injuries, the driver had to use an emergency doctor’s helicopter Christophorus 9 be flown to the hospital.
A total of 25 Florianis from Jois and three from Neusiedl am See with six vehicles were in action for around one and a half hours.