Wild boar causes crash that injures couple in eastern Styria

A wild boar caused a crash in St. Margarethen an der Raab shortly after midnight on Sunday, leaving a 69-year-old couple with minor injuries, ORF reported.

The animal ran onto the Feldbacher Straße from the right as the couple drove towards St. Margarethen an der Raab. The driver braked immediately but could not stop in time to avoid hitting it.

The impact triggered the passenger-side airbag and severely damaged the car. Red Cross crews from Feldbach happened to pass the scene, treated the couple and took them to the Oststeiermark regional hospital in Feldbach. The car was towed, and a hunter attended to the injured boar.