Accident in Graz

Car overturned: Pensioner seriously injured

The driver was trapped in the vehicle.(Bild: BF-Graz)

A 75-year-old man drove his car off the road in Andritzer Reichsstraße on Tuesday afternoon. The car overturned and the driver suffered life-threatening injuries.

At around 1.30 p.m., a 75-year-old man left the Andritzer Reichsstraße in his car for unknown reasons and drove over an embankment. The vehicle overturned and came to a halt lying on its roof on the golf course. First responders freed the driver from the vehicle. 

Deployment of the professional fire brigade(Bild: BF-Graz)

After successful resuscitation, the man was taken to Graz Regional Hospital with life-threatening injuries. The Graz professional fire department was deployed with three vehicles and 15 men.