It is unclear why a 73-year-old from Enns lost control of his car on the B 309 on Wednesday afternoon. Alcohol apparently didn’t play a role, but the consequences were fatal: he crashed into oncoming traffic. A total of three people were seriously injured in the accident.
The pensioner from Enns was driving his Mercedes from Asten towards Steyr on Wednesday at 12 p.m. At Kronstorf a Slovakian truck with a trailer came towards him, driven by a Ukrainian (57). Directly behind this was a panel van in which a 53-year-old from Maria Neustift and his passenger (18) were sitting. Truck and panel van rammed After the 73-year-old’s car suddenly got out of control and into the left-hand oncoming lane, it first hit the side wall of the truck. His Mercedes then crashed head-on into the 53-year-old’s van. This was thrown over an embankment by the force of the impact, where it remained badly damaged, while the Mercedes came to a stop on the road. Cut from the wreckage The seriously injured pensioner had to be rescued from the completely destroyed wreckage by firefighters and after being treated by the An emergency doctor brought him to the Steyr Clinic. The 53-year-old and his passenger were taken to the Linz accident hospital.
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