Civilian servant injured
Rescue car collided with wheel loader during operation
Serious accident on Monday afternoon on the B20 in Kapfenberg (Styria): A rescue car on duty collided with a wheel loader that was turning off at a junction. A 19-year-old community service worker was trapped in the emergency vehicle, but fortunately he and the driver of the ambulance escaped with minor injuries.
At around 4.15 p.m., a 61-year-old man was driving his wheel loader on the B20 towards Thörl and wanted to turn left into Winkler Straße. A truck was driving behind the 61-year-old, which presumably obscured the view of the wheel loader for the driver of the ambulance following behind.
In the course of an operation, the 22-year-old from the district of Bruck-Mürzzuschlag overtook the heavy vehicle and overlooked the turning wheel loader. The ambulance collided with the bucket of the machine.
Driver in shock
When the police arrived, the driver of the ambulance was standing next to the vehicle and was in shock. His passenger - a 19-year-old civilian from the district - was trapped in the vehicle and had to be freed from the vehicle using hydraulic shears.
Wheel loader driver uninjured
Both were taken by rescue helicopter to Graz University Hospital and Graz University Clinic respectively. According to information from the Red Cross, they fortunately escaped with minor injuries. The driver of the wheel loader was uninjured. The ambulance was a total loss. The Kapfenberg fire brigade was deployed with four vehicles.
"Accidents are extremely rare"
The Red Cross covers almost 20 million kilometers in Styria every year with its approximately 600 ambulances. "Despite the often challenging situations that have to be mastered when driving with special signals, accidents are extremely rare," emphasizes RK spokesperson Valentin Krause. The safety of the emergency services and road users is always the top priority when training emergency drivers.
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