Minibuses collided head-on in Lower Austria: Major operation and seriously injured

In a head-on collision on Monday afternoon in Oberndorf an der Melk (Scheibbs district) in the Mostviertel, according to police, a 23-year-old woman from Carinthia and two Lower Austrians aged 24 and 46 were seriously injured and flown to hospitals. A 20-year-old and a 51-year-old were also taken to the hospital. The 46-year-old had veered into the oncoming lane with his station wagon for reasons initially unknown and collided with a small truck.

Rescue and Emergency Helicopter Deployed After Head-On Collision in Lower Austria

The 23-year-old small truck driver from the Spittal an der Drau district was traveling on the L5247 towards Kirnberg an der Mank (Melk district) shortly after 2:00 PM. She, along with the 46-year-old from St. Pölten, was trapped in the vehicle and had to be freed by the fire department. The two seriously injured drivers were transported by emergency helicopters to the Amstetten State Hospital and the St. Pölten University Hospital, respectively. A 24-year-old from the Scheibbs district, who was with the 46-year-old in the station wagon, was flown to the Krems University Hospital.

The two passengers in the small truck - a 20-year-old from the Scheibbs district and a 51-year-old from the Melk district - were admitted to the Scheibbs State Hospital with injuries. Three fire departments and a large contingent of the Red Cross were deployed.

(APA/Red)

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