Three people injured

Tyrol: Cars collided, car plunged into stream bed

The car in Zell am Ziller crashed into the bed of the stream.(Bild: zoom.tirol)

A total of three people were injured after two accidents in Tyrol on Thursday. In Nassereith (Imst district), two cars collided sideways with each other. Meanwhile, in Zell am Ziller (district of Schwaz), a car crashed into the bed of a stream. The victims were taken to hospital.

The first accident occurred shortly after 4.30 pm. A German (35) was driving his car in Nassereith on the B 179 from the south in the direction of Fernpass. At the same time, an Italian (21) was driving south from the Fernpass. "In a bend, the 21-year-old drove into the oncoming lane for an as yet unexplained reason," said the police.

As a result, there was a side collision with the 35-year-old's vehicle. Both drivers and a co-driver of the German were injured in the crash and were taken to Zams hospital after first aid. Both cars were badly damaged. The road had to be closed to all traffic for half an hour.

The two occupants were able to free themselves.

Ein Sprecher der Polizei

Crashed into the stream bed
The second accident occurred shortly after 11.30 pm. In Zell am Ziller, a local man (19) was driving his car in an easterly direction on the B 165. There was a 20-year-old Austrian in the passenger seat. "For reasons as yet unknown, the driver left the road and crashed into the bed of the stream there," said the police. The two young men were able to free themselves and call the emergency services. The driver was injured in the head area as a result of the crash. His co-driver remained uninjured. 

Both were taken to the district hospital in Schwaz. The crashed car sustained considerable material damage. Special recovery equipment had to be requested to recover the vehicle.