2023-08-13 20:25:43
An animal transporter overturned on Sunday evening on the Westautobahn (A1) between Haag and Oed (Amstetten district) and caught fire. The lane in the direction of Vienna was then completely blocked. Two people were injured. There were no animals in the transporter. The vehicle overturned around 8:30 p.m. for reasons that are still unclear at kilometer 140, came to rest across the road and caught fire. Both lanes and the hard shoulder were blocked.
The two occupants, an approximately 50-year-old man and a woman of unknown age, were taken to the Amstetten State Hospital with injuries. According to Notruf Niederösterreich, two rescue vehicles, a rescue helicopter and an emergency doctor vehicle were involved in the rescue operation.
The Haag and St. Valentin fire brigades were called to fight the fire, and the Amstetten fire brigade also supplied a crane to rescue the van that was involved in the accident. According to Philipp Gutlederer from the Amstetten fire brigade’s area alarm center, the total closure of the road in the direction of Vienna will last well into the night.
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