Two cars were thrown off the Pyhrn Autobahn on Sunday morning. An alcoholic driver hit the rear of another driver’s vehicle while overtaking. Both had to be taken to a hospital.
The traffic accident occurred around 7 a.m. on the A9 Pyhrn Autobahn at kilometer 195. A 43-year-old driver from the Graz-Umwelt district wanted to overtake a 78-year-old driver from the Bruck-Mürzzuschlag district. However, he hit the rear of the vehicle. After both cars skidded and left the road, the woman’s car crashed through a deer fence and finally came to a rest. Here you can see photos of the accident from the Unterpremstätten Volunteer Fire Department (FF) on Facebook. The driver freed himself. The car A 43-year-old who was driving under the influence of alcohol stopped in a field. In contrast to the older driver, who had to be freed from her car by the fire department and was seriously injured, he managed to get out of the vehicle himself. Both the woman and the man were taken to hospitals and admitted as inpatients. The A9 was closed to all traffic on Sunday between 7 and 8.30 a.m. “A big thank you goes to all the emergency services on site who once again acted with professionalism and commitment,” wrote the Zettling fire department on Facebook. She was on duty together with the Unterpremstätten fire department, the police, the Red Cross and an emergency helicopter.
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