As in the action film: Mercedes driver loses control of the car - a kamikaze drive through town follows
Created: 05/12/2022Updated: 05/12/2022 13:20
Accident in Saulgrub.
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A Mercedes driver in Saulgrub lost control of his car for health reasons.
What followed was a kamikaze ride through town.
Saulgrub -
It must have been scenes from an action film that took place in Saulgrub on Thursday morning.
One thing is already certain, there was a whole group of guardian angels on site.
An 80-year-old man from the Garmisch-Partenkirchen district drove through Saulgrub in his black Mercedes.
Next to him his wife in the passenger seat.
In the middle of town, at the height of the railway barrier, the horror scenario came about.
The elderly suffered serious health problems behind the wheel.
The Mercedes raced uphill at full throttle towards the Hager dealership.
The small black car missed a cyclist by a hair's breadth.
On the sidewalk, the small car continued its kamikaze ride.
A street lamp was knocked over, barrier chains and street posts were rolled over.
Violent accident in Saulgrub: Mercedes driver suffers health problems - and loses control
A new car that was for sale at the outdoor dealership was massively damaged in the front.
A lady who was on the street with her vehicle was overtaken by the 80-year-old on the sidewalk on the right at undiminished speed, and he collided with an electrical box that supplies countless houses and businesses with electricity.
After this collision, the pensioner raced further up the road in the direction of the Mayer car dealership.
Shortly before, the driverless vehicle collided with an oncoming silver Mercedes that was occupied by three people.
As a result, both vehicles were thrown off the roadway and came to a stop.
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Mercedes driver loses control of vehicle - horror drive through Saulgrub
First responders stopped and tended to the injured until ambulance and firefighters arrived.
The result: four inmates with minor to moderate injuries who were taken to the surrounding hospitals by ambulance and rescue helicopter.
It was a moment of shock for the arriving rescue workers when they arrived at the scene.
The place of action, 1st commander and head of operations from Saulgrub Georg Sporer jun.
"It was a place of devastation, we had to get an overview first."
Enormous traffic jam after accident in Saulgrub - huge luck in misfortune
Traffic came to a standstill as the B23 is still closed for repairs.
The road maintenance department rushed over and opened the blockade on the B23 so that the flow of traffic could take place again, the traffic jam was enormous.
"It was extremely fortunate that no more people were injured here," says BRK rescue service operations manager Hans Steinbrecher.
Imagine if the accident had happened a few hours earlier, children on their way to school, parents taking the children to kindergarten.
After a violent accident in Saulgrub: power poles damaged - several households affected
Because the electricity pylon was badly damaged, the power went out in the entire area.
Even one vehicle in the car wash was stuck as the wash program was running when the power was cut.
The power supply could only be restored in the afternoon.
The fire brigades from Saulgrub and Bad Kohlgrub secured the scene of the accident and ensured fire protection.
The fire brigade was also responsible for blocking the through road.
A barrier was set up around the bare power cables sticking out of the lantern and the junction box./
Dominik Bartl
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