Major operation

Car goes up in flames after accident

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Fire alarm in Lienz: A serious traffic accident occurred in East Tyrol on Sunday. 

A 20-year-old East Tyrolean woman was driving her car on the Drautalstraße coming from Lienz in the direction of Abfaltersbach. Suddenly, the driver hit a crash barrier with her vehicle, flipped onto the driver's side and skidded for about 25 meters until the car finally came to a halt lying on its roof. 

Fire broke out
Shortly afterwards, a fire broke out in the engine compartment. The driver and her passenger (20) were still in the car. Passers-by rushed to help. However, the two were able to free themselves from the car. The East Tyroleans were uninjured. The car was totaled. The road was closed for a short time due to the clean-up work.