Two seriously injured

Car driver (24) crashes into two bikers

Two motorcyclists were seriously injured when a car driver (24) collided with them in East Tyrol on Wednesday after crossing the middle of the road on a right-hand bend for reasons as yet unknown. 

Dramatic accident in Matrei in East Tyrol! A 24-year-old Pole was driving his car on the Felbertauernstraße in Matrei i. O., Raneburg section, coming from Mittersill in the direction of Lienz at around 5.25 pm on August 14, 2024. For reasons as yet unknown, the Pole overshot the middle of the road in a right-hand bend within an avalanche gallery and collided with two oncoming motorcyclists.

Seriously injured after collision
The two motorcyclists, a 57-year-old Austrian man and a 53-year-old Austrian woman, crashed as a result of the collision and suffered serious injuries. After first aid, the two injured persons were taken to the hospital in St. Johann i. T. by rescue helicopter and ambulance. The driver of the car remained uninjured. The Felbertauernstraße was closed in both directions for the duration of the accident investigation and clean-up work.