Father Crashed on Drugs into Truck Rear: 13-Year-Old Seriously Injured in Accident on A1

In a traffic accident on the Westautobahn (A1) in Aschbach-Markt (Amstetten district), a 13-year-old from Steyr was seriously injured on Thursday evening. His father (42) was in a presumably impaired state when he drove the car into a semi-trailer truck, reported the Lower Austria State Police Directorate. A breathalyzer test with the car driver was negative, but the man refused a rapid drug test.

13-Year-Old Sustained Serious Injuries in A1 Accident

Due to the force of the impact, the car went into a spin and crashed into the side guardrail. The 42-year-old was slightly injured and taken to the Pyhrn-Eisenwurzen Clinic in Steyr. His seriously injured son was transported to the same hospital by emergency medical helicopter. According to the police, the 42-year-old Upper Austrian will be reported to the Amstetten district authority and the St. Pölten public prosecutor's office.

(APA/Red)

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