A long-standing demand

Marcel and Markus Died: Debate Over Speed Limit

The two young men, who were well-known and well-liked in the region, had no chance of survival in the accident.(Bild: FOTOKERSCHI / WERNER KERSCHBAUMMAYR)

Best friends Marcel (26) and Markus (25) lost their lives last weekend on the L1328 in Ternberg (Upper Austria). A local resident has been calling for a consistent 70 limit on that stretch of road for years, but the authorities have consistently rejected the request. The mayor supports the residents.

“About a month ago, I wrote a letter—admittedly a strongly worded one—to the Steyr-Land District Administration and the state government, in which I warned of fatalities on this very stretch of road.” This is what a “Krone” reader who lives in Ternberg on the L1328 wrote in a letter to the editor. A horrific accident resulting in two deaths occurred there early Sunday morning.