In Hausmannstätten

Head-on collision caused two serious injuries

On Friday afternoon, a 41-year-old driver crashed into an oncoming car on the B 73 in Hausmannstätten for unknown reasons. The car was carrying a couple (63 and 65) - both occupants were seriously injured. The B 73 was briefly closed to all traffic.

There was a crash in Hausmannstätten on Friday afternoon at around 14.15: a 41-year-old driver from the district of south-eastern Styria was driving uphill on the B 73 (Hühnerbergstraße) when his car crossed into the oncoming lane for unknown reasons. This resulted in a fatal accident: he crashed into the oncoming car of a couple from Graz.

Couple seriously injured
While the 41-year-old was uninjured, the occupants of the other car (63 and 65) were seriously injured. They had to be taken to Graz Regional Hospital after first aid. The Hausmannstätten volunteer fire department was at the scene with three vehicles and 19 personnel. The B 73 was closed to all traffic between Hausmannstätten and Liebensdorf from 2.25 pm to 4.05 pm. A local detour was set up.