Two hit-and-run drivers

Avoidance maneuver prevents head-on crash

When swerving, the car ended up in the bed of the stream. The driver and passenger were injured. The person who caused the accident fled.

(Bild: FF St. Michael ob Bleiburg)

Despite oncoming traffic, a driver overtook a car on Jaunfeld Straße. By taking evasive action, an oncoming driver was able to avoid a head-on collision. However, he and his passenger were injured. The two other drivers fled the scene. More witnesses wanted!

At around 10.15 a.m. on Monday morning, a 19-year-old man was driving a car on Jaunfeld Straße from Mittlern in the direction of St. Michael ob Bleiburg when a dark car suddenly overtook the silver car in front of him in oncoming traffic. To avoid a head-on collision, the 19-year-old had to swerve to the right - into the ditch.

Car hurled into a stream
His car is thrown into the stream, where it comes to a standstill on the passenger side in the stream bed. The driver and his passenger (17) were able to free themselves and were taken to Klagenfurt Hospital after receiving initial medical treatment.

Hit and run by the driver
The other two drivers simply drive on. The car that had started to overtake was probably a dark VW Passat with an older male driver and an older female passenger. The car, an older model, had Völkermarkt license plates.

A following female driver had witnessed the accident and the hit-and-run. Further witnesses and information leading to the two fleeing drivers should contact the Bleiburg police on 059133-2142.