Bergen: Accident on A8 Salzburg-Munich on October 22nd – cows on the motorway
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Strange accident on the A8 on Friday (October 22nd) near Bergen: After three cows got lost on the autobahn, two cars crashed into each other. The damage is around 65,000 euros.
Mountains – Anyone who was driving their car on Friday evening (October 22nd) around 7.30 pm and listening to the traffic reports on the radio may have heard the warning: “Attention drivers, you are on the A8 between mountains and Grabenstätt cows on the road“, It rang from the loudspeakers.
Three escaped cowse were walking along the motorway at the Hochfelln Nord service area in the municipality of Bergen, and shortly afterwards there was a serious crash. One 32-year-old Chieminger drove her Smart on the A8 and recognized the cows – which should actually be grazing in a pasture next to the autobahn – just in time. The car driver put an emergency on the brakes and started an evasive maneuver to avoid a collision with one of the animals.
BMW drivers can no longer brake in time
A subsequent one 45 year old from Austria Despite the emergency braking, he couldn’t come to a standstill soon enough and crashed into the Chieminger’s Smart with his BMW and caravan. His wife and daughter also sat in the Austrian’s car.
The 32-year-old was injured in the rear-end collision and spent in an ambulance in a hospital like dying Traffic Police Inspection (VPI) Traunstein notifies. Both cars and the trailer were badly damaged in the accident and towed away at the same time.
Considerable damage to property
According to the police, the resulting one runs Property damage to around 65,000 euros. In addition to the motorway maintenance office, there was also the Bergen Volunteer Fire Brigade with 19 emergency services to secure the scene of the accident on site.
The highway had to be due to the three wandering cows Fully closed for about 45 minutes in both directions will. Only after the cows, which survived the incident unscathed, were captured, the motorway could be released again. Due to the full closure in the direction of Munich, the traffic jam reached back to the Siegsdorf junction. The traffic was diverted at the Bergen junction by the motorway maintenance authority. In the direction of Salzburg, traffic at the Grabenstätt junction was diverted from the motorway by a patrol from the Traunstein traffic police.
Police ask for evidence
As the traffic police reported, cows could die due to an open gate get on the highway. Anyone who noticed something conspicuous at the time of the accident or can provide relevant information should report to the Traunstein traffic police station at 08662/6682-0.
aic / Traffic Police Inspection Traunstein