A tragic accident occurred on Sunday on the B 111 in Emmersdorf (Carinthia) between a German vehicle and a car driven by a 79-year-old woman from Villach. She drove her car into the oncoming lane.
A terrible accident occurred on the B 111 in Emmersdorf on Sunday afternoon. “A 79-year-old woman from Villach drove her car, which was coming from Hermagor in the direction of Nötsch im Gailtal, into the oncoming lane for an unknown reason,” the police reported.
“As a result, there was a head-on collision with the car of an 82-year-old German.” But a 51-year-old woman from the Hermagor district, who was driving behind the German, was also no longer able to drive. got out of the way in time and crashed into his car.
Several seriously injured
In the tragic traffic accident, both the two drivers involved and the German’s 81-year-old wife were seriously injured. Fortunately, the 51-year-old in the third car suffered only minor injuries. After initial medical care, the injured were flown to the Klagenfurt clinic by the RK1 rescue helicopter and taken to the Villach LKH by emergency vehicles.
Cause still unclear
The exact cause of this terrible accident is currently unclear, so an expert was called to the scene to clarify the circumstances. The B 111 had to be closed to all traffic in the area of the accident from 4:55 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. while the rescuers and fire brigade were on duty.
A total of 43 emergency services from the volunteer fire brigades Nötsch, Arnoldstein, St. Georgen, Kerschdorf-Wertschach and Feistritz were on site to secure and clear the accident scene and to help rescue the injured.
Source: Krone
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