A car occupied by a total of five people collided at high speed with a truck trailer in the southbound direction near St. Niklas, the main fire station in Villach reported. The passenger side of the car became wedged under the trailer - any help came too late for the passenger.

A11 closed for hours after serious accident

The remaining four occupants were freed from the vehicle before the arrival of the fire brigade and were treated by the rescue services. The motorway was closed for two and a half hours during the operation, with the traffic jam extending back to the Villach junction.

Three volunteer fire brigades with a total of 60 emergency personnel, as well as the Red Cross, the ARA air rescue, the motorway police, and ASFINAG were deployed. The cause of the accident was initially unclear.

(APA/Red)

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