83-year-old injured

Car overturned in collision in East Tyrol

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(Bild: Christof Birbaumer (Symbolbild))

A serious traffic accident on Friday in Ainet in East Tyrol: a car driver (83) drove into the oncoming lane on the Felbertauernstraße, crashed into the car of a Dutch woman (53) and crashed around ten meters across a meadow. The woman suffered serious injuries. 

At around 1.30 p.m., a 53-year-old Dutch woman was driving a car on the Felbertauernstraße from Matrei in the direction of Lienz. "At the same time, an 83-year-old Austrian woman was driving a car in the opposite direction," said the police. For unknown reasons, the 83-year-old crossed into the oncoming lane in the municipality of Ainet and collided head-on with the 53-year-old woman's car.

Car thrown into the meadow
The 83-year-old's car then overturned and was thrown around ten meters into the adjacent meadow. "The Dutch woman and her 63-year-old passenger suffered minor injuries as a result of the accident and left the hospital in Lienz after receiving outpatient treatment," said the police.

Rescued by the fire department
The 83-year-old woman was trapped in the vehicle and had to be freed by the Floriani fire brigade. After initial treatment, she was flown to Lienz Hospital by rescue helicopter with serious but not life-threatening injuries.

The Felbertauernstraße was completely closed for the duration of the rescue and clean-up operations.