Despite emergency braking

Rear-end collision in Voitsberg: three people injured

Three people were injured in the accident.(Bild: Freiwillige Feuerwehr Krems)

A rear-end collision involving four vehicles occurred at an intersection in Voitsberg on Wednesday afternoon. Three people were injured and the road had to be closed for some time.

At around 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday, a 31-year-old woman from the Voitsberg district was driving on the Grazer Vorstadt municipal road in the direction of Krems. Because she wanted to turn left, she stopped her vehicle for traffic reasons. The following driver, a 47-year-old woman from Voitsberg, noticed the stationary vehicle too late and hit the stationary car despite emergency braking. A 29-year-old driver from the district of Voitsberg, who was also following, was able to prevent his car from being rear-ended by braking and steering into the oncoming lane. However, this resulted in a collision with an oncoming car driven by a 44-year-old woman from Voitsberg.

Three people injured
Three drivers were injured to an indeterminate degree in this accident, two of whom had to be taken to Graz University Hospital by the Red Cross for further treatment.

The Krems volunteer fire department was deployed with 20 people.(Bild: Freiwillige Feuerwehr Krems)

The accident had an impact on traffic: the road had to be closed and a detour set up in order to rescue the injured and clear the accident site afterwards. The Krems volunteer fire department was deployed with 20 people. They were able to return to the scene after one and a half hours.