According to police reports on Thursday, a 69-year-old driver died in a crash in Hofamt-Priel (Melk district), a 17-year-old passenger in St. Egyden am Steinfeld (Neunkirchen district). In the Fels am Wagram area (Tulln district), a person also died after a traffic accident.
The crash in the Melk district occurred at around 7 p.m. The 69-year-old from the Upper Austrian district of Wels-Land is believed to have skidded her vehicle on the B3. The reason is believed to be an aborted overtaking maneuver by a 31-year-old driver coming in the opposite direction. The Upper Austrian lost control of her vehicle. The car skidded off the road and overturned in an adjacent forest. The 69-year-old died on the spot.
17-year-old died
Shortly before 3:45 p.m., a 21-year-old Romanian drove off the B26 in St. Egyden am Steinfeld. The car was probably traveling at excessive speed. The car was pushed into the ditch and ultimately crashed into the wall of a chapel with the passenger side. The 17-year-old passenger – also a Romanian citizen – was freed from the car by the fire department. Despite emergency medical treatment, he also succumbed to his serious injuries at the scene of the accident. The driver of the car and another 17-year-old passenger were slightly injured.
Wednesday afternoon was also turbulent for the emergency services in the Fels am Wagram area. According to the Grafenwörth volunteer fire department, the helpers were alerted after a car rolled over. The car was discovered in a ravine and the person involved in the accident died.
