Including two children

Five injured in traffic accident in Taxenbach

The local fire department carried out the clean-up work.(Bild: FF St. Veit)

There was a crash on the Pinzgauer Bundesstraße (B311) in St. Veit on Sunday evening at around 5 p.m.: A car driver wanted to drive to a parking lot despite a turning ban. A driver behind her overtook on the left, causing a collision.

According to the police, the local driver (31) was driving in the direction of St. Johann: she wanted to turn left into a parking lot at 100 km/h, although turning was not permitted in the area. The driver of the car behind her, also a local (46), did not recognize the turning manoeuvre and overtook on the left. This resulted in a collision. 

Theambulance took the injured to hospital
Both drivers and the occupants of the 46-year-old's car - his partner and two children - were injured as a result of the collision. The Red Cross took care of the injured and brought them to the hospital in Schwarzach.

Meanwhile, the volunteer fire department reached the scene of the accident with 30 firefighters and carried out clean-up work. The B311 was closed in the area for around 40 minutes.