A tragic traffic accident happened on Monday on the L 190 in Nenzing, in which a 31-year-old man was fatally injured.
Early Monday evening, the 31-year-old, accompanied by his 29-year-old passenger, drove on the L 190 in the direction of Feldkirch. Immediately behind them followed a 25-year-old in his car on the same route. At the same time, a 30-year-old man was driving in the opposite direction in a van.
In a curve that was separated by a blocked line, there was a collision between the van and the 31-year-old’s car. The car was thrown off the road and came to rest under an embankment in a ditch. The van got into the oncoming lane and collided head-on with the 25-year-old’s car, which was also pushed off the road. Eventually, the van overturned on its right side and blocked the roadway.
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Trapped in vehicles
The force of the impact resulted in both drivers being trapped in their vehicles. They had to be freed from the car wrecks by the Nenzing volunteer fire brigade. While the 25-year-old was flown to the St. Gallen hospital by rescue helicopter with serious injuries, the 31-year-old succumbed to his serious injuries at the scene of the accident.
The 29-year-old passenger and the 30-year-old truck driver suffered minor injuries and were taken to the hospitals in Bludenz and Feldkirch.
L190 blocked for more than three hours
The L 190 had to be closed to all traffic between 5:30 p.m. and 8:50 p.m. Several police patrols, ambulances and ambulances, police helicopters, police drones, the Nenzing fire brigade and two rescue helicopters were involved in the rescue operation.
