Off the road
Crane truck crashed on the mountain, driver trapped
Spectacular accident on Tuesday morning in the Tyrolean Oberland: On Rangger Köpfl near Oberperfuss (Innsbruck-Land district), a crane truck left the road and overturned. The 55-year-old driver was trapped and injured. He had to be flown to hospital by helicopter.
On Rangger Köpfl, work on a brand-new lift system is entering its final phase just in time for the winter season. This was overshadowed by a serious accident on Monday. Shortly before 10 a.m., a local man (55) was driving a 48-ton crane vehicle downhill on an alpine path.
Drifting off the alpine path
"Between the Krimpenbachsattel and the Rosskogelhütte, the 55-year-old drove the vehicle over the right-hand edge of the path for unknown reasons. The truck-mounted crane overturned once, fell about ten meters and came to rest on the left side of the vehicle. The driver was trapped in the vehicle," said the police.
The driver of the escort vehicle made an emergency call and provided first aid together with two people passing by the scene of the accident.
Die Polizei
To hospital by helicopter
The driver of the escort vehicle made an emergency call and provided first aid with two hikers. The crew of the rescue helicopter that was alerted and the first aiders were able to free the 55-year-old from the vehicle. "The injured man was then flown to the hospital in Innsbruck," the investigators continued.
The arriving Oberperfuss, Kematen and Zirl fire departments only had to secure the scene of the accident. The crane truck sustained serious damage.
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