Accident at roadworks
Coach overturned on the A1 – three seriously injured
On Saturday night, a serious accident occurred on the Westautobahn (A1) near Thalgau in Salzburg. A coach from the Czech Republic had strayed into the cordoned-off roadworks area and overturned. It is not yet clear why. Ten people were injured - three of them seriously.
According to information from the Mondsee section fire brigade command (AFKdo), the bus, which was traveling towards Vienna and carrying ten passengers, hit the slope of a concrete guard rail and subsequently overturned. The fire departments were alerted shortly after midnight.
Driver was not under the influence of alcohol
The driver of the bus, a 57-year-old Slovakian, was not under the influence of alcohol, according to the Salzburg Provincial Police Directorate. The man explained that he did not know why the bus had collided with the concrete partition wall. He had been traveling at around 100 km/h at the time of the accident.
Around 100 firefighters from the Thalgau, Unterdorf, Hof, Mondsee and Guggenberg fire departments as well as the ambulance service and police were deployed. The casualties, some of whom were trapped, were rescued from the overturned bus and taken to nearby hospitals.
The A1 was closed for around six hours
A speed limit of 60 km/h applies in the area of the roadworks. The coach was seized by order of the public prosecutor's office. An expert was called in to clarify the cause of the accident. According to the police, an analysis of the tachograph revealed no violations. The investigation is ongoing. The A1 was closed in the area of the accident for around six hours.
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