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The car crashed into a sign and became stuck on the crash barrier.

(Bild: FF Silz, Krone KREATIV)

An unusual accident may have occurred on the Inntal highway on Friday morning. A woman crashed into a traffic sign and was then thrown onto a crash barrier.

The incident occurred at the Ötztal exit on the Inntal highway. There, shortly after 9 a.m., a woman is believed to have left the road for an as yet unknown reason and crashed into a traffic sign.

Normally, it is always a more serious incident when a person is trapped. In this case, however, the woman was already out of the vehicle when we arrived.

Michael Haslwanter, FF-Kommandant aus Silz

Car thrown over crash barrier
The car was then thrown against a crash barrier and came to a standstill there. The Silz fire department arrived with 24 firefighters due to the report of a trapped person and fire on the vehicle.

At the scene of the accident, it turned out that the woman had already freed herself from the vehicle. The fire brigade commander Michael Haslwanter from Silz commented: "Normally it's always a more serious operation when a person is trapped. In this case, however, the woman was already out of the vehicle when we arrived."

(Bild: FF Silz, Krone KREATIV)

Vehicle occupant injured 
The vehicle was not on fire either. The fire department secured the scene and only had to disconnect the battery. After around an hour, the operation was over.

The woman was probably injured and was treated at the scene by the ambulance. The vehicle probably sustained considerable material damage.