Four injured

Drunk driver causes accident on highway

On the Pyhra highway, the police had to slow down other road users after the drunk driving accident so that the helpers were not in danger (symbolic image)

(Bild: P. Huber)

5 p.m., drunk and driving on the highway. That couldn't go well! On the Pyhra highway near Inzersdorf, a drunk driver caused an accident involving three cars and four injured people. Three people were innocent and the person who caused the accident can expect penalties and recourse from the insurance company.

The rear-end collision between three vehicles occurred on the Pyhrnautobahn in the municipality of Inzersdorf im Kremstal at around 5 pm on Sunday evening. Due to the large number of winter sports enthusiasts heading home, there was a traffic jam in the direction of Wels and a 57-year-old from Ried im Traunkreis failed to see the end of the queue.

Braking came too late
He hit the car of a couple (29, 30) from Alberndorf. And then there was another crash: a following 20-year-old driver from Wartberg an der Krems braked, but crashed into the scene of the accident.

All occupants in hospital
Police officers carried out a breathalyzer test on all the drivers. The 57-year-old, who had caused the accident, was found to have a blood alcohol level of 1.54 per mille. His driver's license was temporarily confiscated. All four accident victims were so seriously injured that they had to be taken to Kirchdorf Hospital.