Rain Caused Fire Brigade Deployments and Accidents in Lower Austria
In the Amstetten district, helpers had to pump out basements, clear blockages in streams, set up roadblocks, and monitor retention basins. Several fire brigades were deployed. Due to continuous rainfall, two tunnel passages in Haag and the B122 between Aschbach and Krenstetten were closed to traffic, reported the Amstetten district command in a statement on Sunday.
Fire Brigade Operations After Rain
On a rain-slicked road, an intoxicated car driver without a license veered onto the opposite lane on the B26 in Rothengrub, a part of Willendorf (Neunkirchen district), on Saturday evening. This resulted in a collision with the car of a 55-year-old woman. The woman from the Neunkirchen district was taken to the University Hospital Wiener Neustadt with minor injuries. An alcohol test on the 24-year-old from the Graz-Umgebung district was positive. The Styrian will be reported to the responsible district authority and the public prosecutor's office in Wiener Neustadt, the Lower Austrian police announced in a statement on Sunday.
In Upper Austria, between Steyr and St. Florian, an 18-year-old car driver from the Linz-Land district lost control of her vehicle in the early hours of Sunday morning. According to the police, the cause was likely mud and water on the road. The car ended up on its roof in a roadside ditch, and the driver and her also 18-year-old passenger were able to free themselves and were taken to the Kepler University Hospital with minor injuries. Overall, there were only minimal problems in Upper Austria due to the rainfall, according to the state fire brigade command. A few basements were flooded.
(APA/Red)
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