2023-07-15 13:37:07
A serious traffic accident happened on Saturday morning in Taxenbach (Pinzgau) near Hasenbach. According to information from the Red Cross, nine people were injured, two seriously and seven slightly.
The driver of the car gets into a different lane in a curve
As the police reported in a broadcast in the afternoon, a 43-year-old holidaymaker from Saudi Arabia coming from Zell am See made a slight right-hand bend and ended up in the oncoming lane. Four other people were therefore in his car. There was a crash in the car of a 53-year-old woman from Tennengau.
Car lands on driver’s side
Her vehicle was overturned and came to rest on the driver’s side just off the road. The driver was trapped and Taxenbach fire brigade and Högmoos freed with mountain shears. Her passenger, a 22-year-old woman from Tennengau, was able to get out after witnesses turned the car back onto its wheels.
After the first crash, there was another collision with a following car. A 48-year-old Czech woman was behind the wheel, with a passenger next to her. According to the police, all alcohol tests were negative.
Helicopter in action after an accident in Taxenbach
The Red Cross deployed an ambulance helicopter, three ambulances and an ambulance. Also on site were a senior emergency doctor and a general practitioner as head of operations. The injured were transported to the Zell am See and Schwarzach hospitals. According to the current status, nobody is in mortal danger, the operations manager told S24.
Massive traffic jam on B311 and detour
The Pinzgauer Straße (B311) has been completely closed in the meantime. Massive traffic jams have formed in both directions. A large-scale detour was set up in the direction of Salzburg via Saalfelden-Maria Alm-Dienten-Mühlbach-Bischofshofen and in the direction of Zell am See via Lend-Dienten-Maria Alm and Saalfelden. Since 11:00 a.m., the scene of the accident has been open to traffic again, and the scene of the accident on the B311 was cleared by noon.
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