Woman seriously injured

Car is thrown against pedestrian after crash

Unusual accident in Schörfling am Attersee (Upper Austria). Two female drivers collided at a junction. However, the harmless accident had serious consequences because one of the cars was thrown onto the sidewalk where a woman was walking.

At around 3.30 p.m. on Tuesday, a 27-year-old woman from the district of Vöcklabruck was driving her car on the Schörflinger Landesstraße, L1265, coming from Schörfling in the direction of Attnang Puchheim. At the same time, a 22-year-old woman from the district of Gmunden was driving her car in the opposite direction.

At the so-called "Himmelreichkreuzung" intersection, the younger of the two women wanted to turn left onto the B145 in the direction of Gmunden. In doing so, she overlooked the oncoming 27-year-old woman. The two cars collided. As a result of the collision, the 27-year-old's car was thrown towards a 48-year-old woman from Vöcklabruck standing at the side of the road.

Pedestrian had no chance
She was unable to take evasive action in time and was hit and injured by the 27-year-old's car. The 48-year-old was seriously injured and taken to Vöcklabruck Regional Hospital by ambulance. The 27-year-old was slightly injured. A breathalyzer test carried out on all those involved in the accident was negative.