Crash near Europabrücke

Two seriously injured after rollover on highway

The accident occurred at the Europabrücke bridge.

(Bild: Birbaumer Christof)

Serious traffic accident on the Brenner highway in Tyrol on Monday night! For reasons as yet unexplained, a Syrian man (23) overturned his car on the exit to the Europabrücke parking lot. The fire department had to cut the driver out of the car. He and his passenger (25) suffered serious injuries.

The accident happened on Monday at around 0.50 am. The 23-year-old was driving his car on the A13 towards Innsbruck when, for unknown reasons, he lost control of the vehicle near the exit to the Europabrücke parking lot. The car overturned and came to rest on the driver's side.

Taken to hospital in Innsbruck
"A passer-by immediately called the emergency services and provided first aid," said the police. The alerted Schönberg and Patsch fire departments and the Innsbruck professional fire department had to free the driver from the wreckage using rescue shears. The Syrian and his compatriot (25), who was sitting in the passenger seat, had to be taken to the Innsbruck hospital. The vehicle was a total loss.

No significant obstructions
Due to the accident, the first and second lanes of the Brenner freeway had to be closed until 2.20 am. "Traffic was diverted via the third lane, but there were no significant obstructions," said the executive.