Serious accident Tuesday afternoon in Jochberg in the Tyrolean district of Kitzbühel: When an 81-year-old driver wanted to drive onto the national highway from the vicinity of a gas station, she may have overlooked an approaching truck. A violent crash occurred. The woman was injured and the car was a total loss.
The accident happened around 3:15 p.m. An Austrian (43) was driving a low-loader truck on the B161 towards Pass-Thurn when the 81-year-old German driver suddenly turned onto the main road from a gas station.
“According to her own statements, the woman did not notice the approaching truck. Despite hard braking, the truck driver was unable to avoid a head-on collision with the car,” the police said.
Wounded people taken to hospital by ambulance
The 81-year-old German was injured in the crash and was taken by ambulance to St. Johann Hospital after receiving first aid. The car was total. The truck was also severely damaged. The B161 was closed to all traffic in the vicinity of the accident location for approximately 45 minutes.
Source: Krone
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