Injured in Accident on South Motorway

A flatbed truck collided unbraked with the concrete barrier of a construction site. The impact damaged parts of the underbody, and the vehicle came to rest on its side in the construction lane. The driver sustained injuries of an unspecified degree and was unable to exit on his own. Following motorists freed him by smashing the windshield. An emergency medical team provided medical assistance on site before the driver was taken to the hospital.

Firefighter Nearly Hit by Semi-Truck After Accident on Southern Motorway

The accident vehicle was severely damaged, with the engine almost completely torn out. Parts of the construction site lighting and safety equipment were broken. The Wiener Neustadt fire department recovered the vehicle, after which ASFINAG took over the cleanup operations. Large amounts of leaked operating fluids had to be absorbed. The right lane remained closed during the recovery and cleanup operations, as did the Wiener Neustadt West exit and the Wiener Neustadt junction towards Graz.

The driver of a following semi-truck caused annoyance and incomprehension among the emergency services by pushing past the arriving forces in front of the accident site. Despite instructions from the fire department and police, he drove into the accident site, apparently to deliver an excavator to the motorway construction site. In doing so, he nearly endangered a firefighter and the accident vehicle.

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