Shock in Langkampf: Young driver escapes car in the Inn after accident!

Shock in Langkampf: Young driver escapes car in the Inn after accident!

In the Tyrolean district of Kufstein, several serious traffic accidents have occurred in the past few days that put the region into turmoil. In particular, a collision on the Inn Valley Autobahn and another incident in Langkampfen throw shadows on the safety on the streets of the area.

On Friday afternoon there was a tragic accident on the A12 around 4:30 p.m. A 33-year-old driver skid in a curve and crashed into the guiding rail. His car was excavated and stopped between tree trunks on an embankment. The driver was seriously injured and finally succumbed to his injuries in the Kufstein hospital on Saturday evening. His 27-year-old passenger had already lost the fight for her life in the Landeskrankenhaus Innsbruck on Saturday afternoon.

desperate rescue action

A two -year -old child of the two people involved in the accident was not injured, but was brought to the Innsbruck State Hospital for an examination. The seriously injured driver still had to be reanimated at the scene of the accident, while the passenger had to be freed from the vehicle by the Kufstein fire brigade. The 65-year-old opponent was unharmed, but a lane of the motorway had to be closed for about 90 minutes, which led to a short traffic jam, the local media report.

In addition to this tragic incident, there was another accident on Saturday evening in Langkampf. A 19-year-old driver got off the road with his car on a rain-wet road, crashed into a tree and slipped down a steep embankment into the Inn. Fortunately, the driver and his 16-year-old passenger were able to leave the vehicle in good time and inform the emergency services. Both were slightly injured to the hospital, the car had to be recovered by the fire brigade and the water rescue from the Inn, as the SN report.

a security problem?

The accumulation of such accidents reveals questions about traffic safety. According to statistics Austria, road traffic accidents with personal injury in Austria are regularly recorded. This data should help improve accident research and prevention. It remains to be hoped that these tragic events will not only be perceived as individual cases, but also serve as an occasion to review and improve safety in road traffic. Statistics Austria regularly informs about these topics.

In a time when road traffic accidents in Austria are continuously observed and documentation is created, it is important how the authorities can increase safety on the streets. The recent incidents warn for caution and show how quickly there can be a tragic misfortune.