Patient was in the car

Three injured in an accident involving an ambulance

The broken Red Cross car.

(Bild: Matthias Lauber/laumat.at/laumat)

During an ambulance transport in Upper Austria, a Red Cross car suddenly crashed into a bridge pillar and landed on an embankment. The patient, who was actually on his way home, was seriously injured. The two paramedics also had to go to hospital.

A serious and unusual accident involving a Red Cross vehicle in Ramsau near Molln! For reasons as yet unexplained, the driver of the ambulance suddenly crashed into a bridge pillar during an ambulance transport at lunchtime on Thursday. The car was badly damaged and the patient, who was supposed to be taken home from hospital, was seriously injured - he had to be taken to Steyr Hospital in another ambulance.

24 million kilometers a year
The two paramedics, including a civilian, were also injured and were quickly taken to the hospital in Kirchdorf. The Red Cross was shocked by the accident. In principle, however, very little would happen on the hundreds of journeys per day throughout the province.

24 million kilometers are covered on the roads in the course of a year: "Our drivers also receive driving safety training from the ÖAMTC to be prepared for all eventualities," says press spokesman Christian Hartl.