Fire Truck Overturned on the Way to Operation: Ten Injured in Accident in Salzburg

The rescue fire truck of the Oberndorf Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched after a traffic accident in Nussdorf. The vehicle was traveling on the Göminger Landesstraße L 259 when, according to the police, it skidded for unknown reasons at the traffic island at the town exit and ended up in the oncoming lane.

Ten People Injured in Fire Truck Accident

From there, the fire truck skidded back to the right side of the road and overturned several times in an adjacent field. According to the Red Cross, two of the occupants were seriously injured and another seven were slightly injured.

The injured were taken to hospitals in the city of Salzburg and to Oberndorf. A rescue helicopter was also in operation. An alcohol test on the 24-year-old driver was negative. The L 259 was closed for about three hours. Several fire departments from neighboring towns were deployed.

(APA/Red)

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