Wild accident in Upper Austria
Stable in danger of collapsing after car crashes into it
A spectacular traffic accident kept the emergency services in St. Georgen an der Gusen on their toes on Thursday night. A 46-year-old man from Ried/Riedmark had left the road in his car for an unexplained reason and rammed into a barn. The driver lost consciousness and the building is in danger of collapsing.
The accident happened at around 0.50 a.m. on Gusentalstraße in the Schörgendorf district. Local residents were woken up by a loud noise when the 46-year-old lost control of his car on a bend in the 30 km/h zone and crashed into the barn wall. The driver lost consciousness. A driver who happened to be following noticed the accident and immediately set the rescue chain in motion.
Alcohol test could not be carried out
Alerted firefighters were able to free the injured man from the wrecked vehicle together with the Red Cross. After first aid, he was taken to Linz University Hospital by the ambulance service. It was not possible to test the man for alcohol.
The barn sustained massive material damage, fortunately there were no animals left. The building was used for storage. Part of the wall and the roof truss collapsed. The building had to be provisionally shored up by emergency services as it was considered to be in danger of collapsing.
The car involved in the accident was pulled out of the building with a cable winch and transported away by a towing company.
However, firefighters had to bind leaking operating fluids. Together with the municipality's excavator, they managed to remove the debris from the road.
Road closure lifted
Gusentalstrasse remained closed in the area of the accident until late Thursday morning and was secured with concrete barriers. As a precaution, the roof tiles on the building were also removed so that nothing could fall off and access to the building was blocked.
"We are still waiting for a structural expert opinion, but we assume that the barn will have to be demolished," said Mayor Andreas Derntl.
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