Alcohol-positive driver crashes into railing, injuring passenger

A passenger was injured when a car hit a bridge railing and overturned in Breitenbach am Inn on Saturday evening. The driver tested positive for alcohol, ORF reported.

The car, carrying two 21-year-old Slovak men, was travelling on a municipal road from Breitenbach towards Angerberg at about 9.20pm when the driver lost control. The vehicle left the road, struck the railing and overturned, coming to rest on its roof in a meadow.

Both men got out of the wreck without assistance. The passenger, who had injuries to his back, was taken by ambulance to Kufstein Hospital for further assessment. The driver said he was not injured and declined medical treatment.

The car was badly damaged. The driver faces charges after the positive alcohol test.