An epileptic attack led to traffic accidents on the A9 on Saturday afternoon, in which several people were involved and injured.
A 34-year-old German drove his car on the A9 towards Linz around noon. Shortly after the Gleinalm tunnel, he had an epileptic fit. As a result, he stepped on the gas and accelerated sharply. His passenger or wife tried unsuccessfully to free her husband’s foot from the gas. There were four minor children in the car. The acceleration caused the vehicle to collide with a previous British registered car. The driver, his wife and daughter were in this car.
The German’s car was thrown several times left and right against the guardrail by the force of the impact. Vehicle parts were also thrown into the oncoming lane, causing damage to another vehicle. The German’s uncontrolled car hit another German car, in which the driver, his wife and son were sitting.
After this collision, the German’s self-driving vehicle crashed into the guardrail several times, breaking off various vehicle components such as axles and tires. At this point, the 37-year-old woman was able to regain control of the car and steer it to the “Ortnerhof” parking lot. The German family’s dog then fled onto the A9, but was later apprehended.
After the accident, the German who caused the accident was admitted to the neurology department of the Knittelfeld Hospital, the severity of the injury is unknown. His son (7) was taken to the pediatric outpatient clinic in Leoben with minor injuries. The British family were all taken to UKH Graz with minor injuries. A 61-year-old Greek living in Germany, who was the driver of the German car that hit the polluter, was taken to the LKH Judenburg with minor injuries.
The entire accident site stretched over a kilometer. The A9 was closed in the direction of Linz for about an hour and a diversion via the S6 was set up. The guardrail was damaged over a distance of several hundred meters and the fire brigade had to tie up leaking equipment.
Source: Krone
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