Terrible accident Thursday morning in the Tyrolean Ötztal: A violent collision took place between two commercial vehicles in Sölden. A local man (36) was trapped in the wreckage. He had to be freed by the fire brigade and then flown to the clinic by emergency helicopter. The occupants of the other small truck got out lighter.
The fatal accident took place around 7:30 am on the B186 Ötztalstrasse near Sölden. “According to witness statements, the 36-year-old Austrian drove his vehicle into the oncoming traffic and collided head-on with the oncoming small truck carrying two Hungarians,” police said.
Freed with the help of rescue scissors
Locals suffered serious injuries as a result of the violent clash. He had to be freed from the wreckage by the alerted fire brigade using rescue scissors. After initial treatment at the scene of the accident, he was taken by helicopter to the Innsbruck clinic.
According to investigators, the two Hungarians were able to free themselves from their small truck. They got off lightly. They were taken to Zams Hospital with minor injuries.
The accident caused a total shutdown
Both vehicles were totaled. The B186 Ötztalstraße was closed to all traffic in the vicinity of the accident site for an hour.
Source: Krone
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