A wrong turn in Tyrol

Car driver trusted sat nav and almost crashed

The car was in danger of crashing.

(Bild: ZOOM Tirol)

Curious incident on Saturday night in Brandenberg in Tyrol! A local man blindly trusted his sat nav, apparently forgot to turn off and suddenly ended up on a snow-covered gravel road in the opposite valley. His car even threatened to crash.

The man actually wanted to drive his car home to Wörgl from Reith im Alpbachtal. Unfortunately, it is not known whether he did not have a vignette for the Inntal highway - and therefore probably the easiest way home.

Ended up in a dead end
The fact is, the local and his car ended up in the Brandenberg Alps in the opposite valley for unknown reasons and guided by his sat nav - on a snow-covered and icy forest road a few kilometers above the "Oberberg" fraction. This actually leads to an alpine pasture area and is a dead end.

Fire department had to be deployed
As the Tyrolean had gone over the edge of the road and was in danger of crashing his car, he made an emergency call to the Tyrol control center shortly before 3 am. Twelve members of the Brandenberg volunteer fire department immediately deployed with a cable winch and were able to prevent the worst from happening. The man was uninjured and there was no damage to the car.

No alcohol involved
A breathalyzer test carried out by the Kramsach police was negative. The man then drove home on his own ...