Accident drama in Lungau

One dead and two injured in motorcycle accident

A motorcyclist from Styria was killed in Ramingstein (Lungau) on Friday morning. The 58-year-old man came onto the right-hand side of the road on a long left-hand bend and hit a road post. The biker crashed and skidded into an oncoming group of seven motorcyclists. 

The fourth rider in the group, a 63-year-old from the German district of Rottal-Inn, was unable to avoid a collision despite braking hard.

While the 58-year-old died at the scene of the accident, his 58-year-old passenger and the motorcyclist from Germany were injured and taken to hospitals in Tamsweg and Salzburg respectively. The provincial road had to be completely closed for two hours while the victims were treated and the vehicles were recovered.

Tunnel closed after accident in Schwarzach
On Friday afternoon, there was also a crash on the B311 in the Schönberg tunnel when a motorcyclist crashed. The road was closed in both directions for an hour. One seriously injured person was transported to Schwarzach hospital.