Mercedes crash

One driver almost unharmed, another struggles with death

Two Mercedes - a sports car and a van - were wrecked in a head-on accident in Dietach. The accident ended very differently for the two drivers. While one remained almost uninjured, the other now has to fight for his life.

The 44-year-old from St. Marien was driving his Mercedes SLK 200 in Dietach on Thursday afternoon when he veered too far to the left on a slight right-hand bend. Just at that moment, a minibus, a Mercedes Vito, came along with a 28-year-old from Haidershofen (Lower Austria) at the wheel. The van driver tried to swerve to the right onto the adjacent verge, but the maneuver came too late. 

Trapped in the sports car
The sports car driver crashed head-on into the front of the minibus. The slightly injured 28-year-old - who escaped with bruises - was able to free himself despite the fact that the vehicle doors could no longer be opened. However, the seriously injured 44-year-old was trapped and had to be rescued from his vehicle by the fire department. After receiving emergency medical treatment, he was taken to the Pyhrn-Eisenwurzen Clinic in Steyr - his condition is considered critical.