Suddenly it was smoking
Car caught fire in tunnel, driver (71) drove on
A 71-year-old driver had a stroke of luck on Tuesday evening on the Felbertauernstraße in East Tyrol. His car caught fire in a tunnel gallery. However, the pensioner was not deterred by this and drove on into the open. There he fought the fire with another driver.
Shortly before 6.30 p.m., the 71-year-old local was driving his car on the Felbertauernstraße in the tunnel gallery in the direction of Mittersill when he suddenly noticed smoke developing. "The driver was able to drive his car out of the tunnel and bring it to a halt in the nearest parking lot," reported the police.
A passer-by rushed to the driver's aid
A following driver came to the pensioner's aid and began to fight the fire in the engine compartment with his fire extinguisher. The Matrei in Osttirol volunteer fire department then took over the extinguishing work after arriving.
The vehicle sustained considerable material damage. The two drivers were uninjured.
Die Polizei
Both drivers were uninjured, but the 71-year-old's vehicle was considerably damaged. In addition to the fire department, five rescue teams and marshals from the Felbertauern toll road were also deployed.
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