Driven off the road
Overwhelmed by microsleep with grandson in the car
A driver (85) left the road in Klagenfurt on Sunday and caused an accident because he said his eyes had closed while driving. His ten-year-old grandson was also in the car.
The 85-year-old from the district of St. Veit an der Glan was driving his car eastbound on the Südring in Klagenfurt at around 1.25 p.m. on Sunday when - according to his own account - he was suddenly overcome by microsleep.
Street lamp knocked down and truck damaged
The car left the road to the right and then crashed head-on into a street lamp. The force of the impact caused the lamppost to fall onto a driving school practice area and damage a truck parked there. "The 85-year-old's car then collided with the crash barrier to the practice area," the police said.
Both the driver and his grandson (10), who was riding in the passenger seat, were taken to Klagenfurt Hospital with minor injuries.
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