Under the massive weight of the large amount of fresh snow, trees in Upper Carinthia snapped like toothpicks. Even the fire department couldn’t keep up with the work, so the road had to be closed.
Hours of massive snowfall caused dangerous situations in Carinthia. On Friday evening, a 25-year-old driver from the municipality of Stockenboi (Villach district) was driving in the municipality of Paternion when a tree suddenly fell on the vehicle while driving on the South Tyrolean road between Kamering and Aifresdorf. Lucky in misfortune! The woman was uninjured in the incident – but the car was totally damaged. Trees gave way under the pressure of snow . The damaged vehicle was towed away,” said a police officer. Along the entire South Tyrolean Road, trees were sticking into the roadways due to the snow and were also in danger of falling over. “While the FF Paternion was cleaning up, more trees fell onto the road!” says a police officer, describing the dangerous operation. Road had to be closed That’s why the road had to be closed to all traffic at 11.30 p.m. between Mauthbrücke, junction from the Drautal federal road (B 100) to Aifersdorf – barriers were set up by municipal staff for this purpose. “A local diversion has been set up,” it says. The closure is expected to remain in place until Saturday.Skidding on a snowy road. A traffic accident in Spittal an der Drau, where a 20-year-old skidded on Drautal Street shortly before 7 p.m. due to the wintry road conditions and excessive speed, did not end so lightly . “He slid into the oncoming lane and crashed the rear of his car into the oncoming car of a 19-year-old from Baldramsdorf,” says the police. She and her 18-year-old passenger suffered unspecified injuries and had to be taken to hospital. The 20-year-old, who was not drunk, was uninjured.
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