“It’s a horror to drive! If it’s not necessary, it’s better to stay at home”, “Rain on a snowy road, well done” or “Rain at minus 3.8 degrees, good ice everywhere” – these and similar comments were on Sunday can be read in the comment columns of local weather services on social media. As announced by experts from Geosphere Austria (formerly ZAMG), a warm front brought precipitation, which changed from snow to partly freezing rain over the course of the morning and led to difficult driving conditions in large parts of Upper Austria.
- From the archive: Freezing rain and lightning ice are imminent: “Orange” weather warning for all of Upper Austria
Three injured in the Innviertel
For example, a traffic accident in the Innviertel left three people injured. A 27-year-old who was traveling with his parents and brother in a car from St. Roman towards St. Ägidi lost control of his car on the Sauwaldbundesstraße around 2:30 p.m. At the level of the town of Paulsdorf he came off the road in slush and slippery conditions. The VW hit a traffic sign and crashed over an embankment before being stopped by a tree.
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Image: FF St. Aegidi
Source: Nachrichten
