18-year-old and passenger escape car rollover near Watzelsdorf

An 18-year-old driver and his passenger freed themselves from a car after it left the road and overturned near Watzelsdorf early Saturday, ORF reported. Both received medical attention from emergency responders.

The crash happened at about 3:08 a.m. on the Edlinger Straße (L 124). The car came to rest upside down in a field about 100 metres from the road. The cause is not yet known.

Three fire brigades were alerted by the automatic eCall system on a mobile phone. They turned the car back onto its wheels and secured the scene. The Red Cross and police also attended.