Caught in a skid

Trapped in wreck after crash with police car

The vehicles were badly damaged.(Bild: Feuerwehr Lermoos/Krone KREATIV)

Spectacular accident in Ehrwald in the Tyrolean district of Reutte on Tuesday evening! A local man (39) drove his car into the oncoming lane after skidding. He then collided with a police car. Both the 39-year-old and the two officers were injured.

The spectacular accident happened shortly after 9.30 pm. The 39-year-old was driving his car on the Ehrwalder Straße L187 coming from Ehrwald in the direction of Lermoos. "At road kilometer 3.4, he skidded for unknown reasons," according to the police.

After the collision, the 39-year-old's car came to a standstill on its side in the adjacent field below the L178.

Ein Sprecher der Polizei

"Landed" in field after crash
The vehicle then veered into the oncoming lane and collided with a police car carrying two officers (28 and 39 years old). "After the collision, the 39-year-old's car came to a standstill on its side in the adjacent field below the L178." The driver was trapped in the car and was unresponsive.

The 39-year-old had to be flown by rescue helicopter to the hospital in Murnau.

Ein Sprecher der Polizei

39-year-old freed from the wreck
The emergency services had to free the 39-year-old from the wreckage. Both he and the police officers were seriously injured in the crash. The 39-year-old had to be flown by rescue helicopter to the hospital in Murnau. Meanwhile, the officers were taken to Reutte Hospital by the ambulance service.

Both vehicles sustained serious material damage. The Lermoos and Ehrwald volunteer fire departments, the rescue service, the helicopter and two police patrols were deployed.