On Sunday evening, a serious traffic accident involving a military vehicle on the western highway caused a kilometer-long traffic jam. The two injured occupants were transported to the hospital.
For reasons that are still unclear, an armored military vehicle collided with a guardrail on the A1 in the direction of Vienna on Sunday evening and fell over. There were two soldiers in the military police vehicle, which is used for transportation, patrol, command and reconnaissance purposes, at the time of the accident. Soldier seriously injuredOne of the two occupants suffered serious injuries in the crash, the other is only expected to have minor injuries. According to initial information, the latter was able to climb through the roof hatch on his own. He was also able to free his comrade from the vehicle through the roof hatch and provided first aid until the rescue services arrived. The two soldiers were transported to a hospital. It is still unclear why the military vehicle collided with the guardrail. The exact cause will be the subject of a military investigation, it is said. Kilometre-long traffic jam The alerted fire brigades supported the rescue service and then worked together with the military police to rescue the accident vehicle. The crash caused a kilometer-long traffic jam on the West Autobahn in the direction of Vienna, and two lanes were closed. Drivers had to plan around 20 minutes more travel time.
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