Truck collision leaves 19-year-old seriously injured in Saalfelden

A 19-year-old was seriously injured in a crash involving a truck on the B311, also known as the Pinzgauer Straße, in Saalfelden on Friday morning, ORF reported. The driver had been overtaking a light vehicle when his car struck it and an oncoming truck.

The 19-year-old, from the Pinzgau region, was taken by the Red Cross to hospital in Zell am See. The driver of the light vehicle, a 60-year-old from Pinzgau, was also involved in the collision.

The 32-year-old truck driver fled the scene but was unable to continue through the town because of damage to his truck. An alcohol test showed a level above 1.8 per mille. Police provisionally confiscated his driving licence, barred him from driving and will report him.

All three vehicles were damaged. Emergency services managed traffic near the crash scene.