Toddler on board

Head-on due to blinding sun – two injured!

Two cars collided head-on near Brixen im Thale on Monday.(Bild: zoom.tirol)

Serious traffic accident on Monday morning in Tyrol! Because a local woman (29) allegedly wanted to put on her sunglasses due to the sunlight, she drove into the oncoming lane and crashed head-on into the car of a 65-year-old woman. Both drivers were injured in the accident. A small child escaped with a scare.

The collision occurred at around 11 a.m. on Monday on the B170 in the municipality of Brixen im Thale. "According to what we know so far, the 29-year-old wanted to put on her sunglasses due to the sunlight and the resulting reflective road surface," said the police. In the meantime, the woman crossed into the oncoming lane and collided head-on with the oncoming car of a 65-year-old Austrian woman.

Both vehicles sustained considerable material damage.(Bild: zoom.tirol)

Toddler remained unharmed
Both vehicles skidded and consequently came to a standstill on the opposite side of the road. "The 65-year-old suffered an injury to her chest, the 29-year-old sustained a minor injury to her left hand," said the investigators. A small child sitting in the 29-year-old's car was uninjured. Both vehicles sustained considerable material damage. The B170 was only passable in one lane for around an hour.