Accident on the Brenner Pass
Animal on highway: van crashes into wall
Spectacular traffic accident Sunday morning on the A13 Brenner highway in Tyrol: because he apparently wanted to avoid an animal, the driver of a van crashed into a concrete wall. The Norwegian (58) and his wife suffered injuries and were taken to Innsbruck Hospital.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen The Norwegian couple were driving a van on the Brenner highway towards Italy on Sunday morning when the accident occurred shortly before 6.30 a.m. near Steinach. " According to the driver, he had to avoid an animal on the carriageway," said the police.
Hitting the concrete crash barrier with full force
The 58-year-old lost control of the steering wheel and crashed the van with full force into the concrete crash barrier on the right-hand side of the road. Both the driver and his 47-year-old wife in the passenger seat suffered injuries as a result of the violent impact.
Taken to hospital by ambulance
After initial treatment at the scene of the accident, the couple was taken to Innsbruck Hospital by ambulance. Two lanes of the A13 had to be closed to traffic for the duration of the accident investigation and clean-up work.
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