Two seriously injured
Trapped by truck: car burst into flames
A tragic accident occurred at lunchtime today, Wednesday, on the A2 south highway near Griffen. A truck burst a tire while driving at full speed. At the same time, a car overtook it ...
The tragedy takes its course on Wednesday, shortly before 11.30 a.m., on the southern freeway near Griffen in the direction of Klagenfurt: A truck driver loses control due to a tire blowout and ends up in the left lane with his heavy vehicle. Just at this moment, a car overtakes the truck with a Slovenian license plate. The vehicle is rammed by the truck, catapulted with full force against the central concrete crash barrier and trapped. At the same second, the car bursts into flames.
Truck driver pulls occupants out of the burning vehicle
Quick-witted, the courageous professional driver fights his way out of the demolished cab of his truck and pulls the Styrian driver (60) and his wife out of the burning vehicle. The courageous first aider then tries to free the Styrian's mother-in-law, who is sitting in the back seat, from the wreckage - but the fire and the heat make this impossible.
Unfortunately, there was no way to save the 90-year-old woman from western Styria; she died in the flames. The two survivors also suffered serious injuries in the tragic accident and were flown to hospital by the Christophorus 11 rescue helicopter.
As the car was already completely burnt out when the emergency services arrived, it took some time before the identities of the victims and their origins could be ascertained.
Southern highway remained closed for hours
The section of freeway between Griffen and Völkermarkt Ost was closed until late afternoon due to the rescue operation and the clean-up work, resulting in a traffic jam of several kilometers.
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