Driver in Accident Freed from Small Car in Lower Austria

On Thursday, a spectacular traffic accident occurred in the residential area of Großau, municipality of Bad Vöslau. A small car collided with a parked vehicle, was lifted and tipped over sideways. The driver sustained injuries of an undetermined degree and was trapped in the vehicle. The cause of the accident is unknown.

Accident Driver Freed by Fire Department from Overturned Small Car

At around 1:15 PM, the fire department control center BADEN alerted the volunteer fire department Großau. Due to the alarm report T2 traffic accident – rescue of persons, the FF Gainfarn was also notified. From the rescue control center, a rescue team from the Red Cross Triestingtal, the emergency medical helicopter C3 from Wr.Neustadt, the district rescue operations manager, and an Acute Community Nursing (ACN) team from the Leobersdorf location were dispatched.

Shortly after the siren alarm, the first vehicle of the FF Großau reached the accident site. Initially, it seemed as if one hand of the accident driver was trapped under the overturned vehicle, explained the fire department's operations manager. Fortunately, this was not the case. To free the injured driver from the small car, the vehicle first had to be stabilized. This was also necessary because the road in this area is uphill. Additionally, the damaged, parked vehicle was secured against rolling away as a precaution. Support came from subsequent units of the FF Großau and FF Gainfarn. After the vehicle was secured and the windshield was opened by the emergency services, the accident driver could be freed in consultation with the rescue workers.

After the vehicle was secured and the patient in the accident vehicle was given initial medical care, the fire department personnel removed the windshield to enable a gentle rescue. In consultation with the rescue workers, the driver was freed. After further medical care by rescue workers and the emergency doctor, the driver, who was injured to an undetermined degree, was first transported by a rescue vehicle to the helicopter, which had landed at the town's border. From there, he was flown to an accident hospital. After clearance and police accident recording, the fire department Großau used a winch to set the overturned small car back on its wheels and pulled it to the side of the road. Leaking operating fluids were also contained by the fire department.

(Red)

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