Car and tractor collide head-on, injuring three near Zeltweg

Three people were injured, two seriously, when a car and a tractor collided head-on on the B78 road near Zeltweg in the Murau district on Saturday afternoon, ORF reported.

The crash happened at about 2.30 p.m. The 42-year-old tractor driver was travelling towards Zeltweg, while the 63-year-old car driver was heading in the opposite direction towards Weißkirchen. A 55-year-old passenger was also in the car. Witnesses said the car crossed into the oncoming lane on a slight right-hand bend.

The impact trapped the car driver, who was freed by firefighters and taken with serious injuries to Judenburg Hospital. His passenger was also seriously injured and flown by rescue helicopter to Graz Hospital. The tractor driver sustained minor injuries and was taken to Judenburg Hospital.

The B78 was closed to all traffic from 2.28 p.m. to 5 p.m. while emergency crews worked at the scene and recovered the vehicles.