Five people involved, three women and two men, were injured and taken to the hospital, police said.
The accident happened around 11:30 a.m. The two cars were traveling on the B138 and wanted to go straight at the intersection. At the wheel were a 76-year-old from the Wels-Land district and a 70-year-old from the Gmunden district. At the same time, a 43-year-old from Wels – he was traveling on Wiesenstraße – wanted to cross the intersection with his truck.
Car and truck collided
There was a right-angle collision with the 76-year-old’s car. The car was thrown into Kasbergstrasse, and the truck also collided with the 70-year-old’s car.
The 76-year-old driver was injured, as were the truck driver (43) and his passenger (41) and the passengers of the 70-year-old driver, 55 and 44 years old. The 70-year-old and the passenger of the same age as the 76-year-old escaped without injuries.
