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Driver Hits Concrete Median Several Times on Austria’s Inntal Motorway

From Die Presse · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A 64-year-old driver lost control on the A12 Inntal motorway near Stams and struck the concrete barrier separating opposing traffic several times.
  • The driver was injured and taken to hospital.
  • The motorway was briefly closed completely before reopening with only one lane available.

A 64-year-old driver struck the concrete barrier separating the carriageways several times on Austria’s Inntal motorway near Stams in the Imst district.

The crash happened on Saturday evening at about 6:30 p.m. The vehicle went into a skid for an unknown reason, then stopped in the second lane after the collisions with the barrier.

The driver suffered injuries and was taken to hospital. The A12 was completely closed for a short time and later remained passable only in one lane.

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Originally published by Die Presse in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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