Tyrol, 31 October 2026
A vehicle on the Kaunertal Glacier Road in Tyrol ran off the edge of the road and plunged into the stream bed below.
The car went off the road, broke through the roadside safety barrier and fell approximately ten metres into the stream bed below. The accident therefore occurred on the Kaunertal Glacier Road in the Tyrol region.
After the crash, police recorded the scene of the accident. The responding emergency services were able to establish that the vehicle had left the road and broken through a safety installation.
Police investigating cause of accident
The exact cause of the accident is the subject of police investigations. It is not yet known what circumstances led to the driver losing control of the vehicle.
To reconstruct the incident, investigators can examine, in particular, the condition of the road, the manner of driving and the technical condition of the vehicle. The police have not released any further details on these points in advance.