Cars Crashed at Accident Site Near Vienna's Laaer-Berg Tunnel on A23: Three Seriously Injured

The accident occurred around 9:10 PM. Initially, a traffic accident with property damage occurred between three cars in the Laaer-Berg Tunnel for reasons still unknown. The people involved in the accident then parked the vehicles shortly after the tunnel exit on the first lane. Shortly thereafter, two oncoming cars collided with the parked lane, injuring three people.

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The Laaer-Berg Tunnel was closed for the duration of the operation and traffic was diverted via the Alte Landgut. Several police forces as well as the Vienna professional fire brigade with five vehicles and 24 firefighters and several teams of the professional rescue service were deployed. Several fire hoses were set up as a precautionary fire protection measure. The partially severely damaged accident vehicles were towed by a tow truck from the Vienna professional fire brigade and securely parked near the accident site next to the highway.

Two drivers were taken to the hospital with partially serious injuries. The traffic accident command has launched an investigation into the course of the accident. The drivers of the two following cars, aged 42 and 56, were reported on suspicion of negligent bodily injury in road traffic.

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