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The 24-year-old from the Freistadt district was driving her car on the Mhlviertler Schnellstrae towards Freistadt around 2.40 pm In the Gtschka tunnel, she said she gave a brief nod. The car veered off the lane, hit the edge of a tunnel niche and, badly damaged, stopped in the direction of travel. The 24-year-old’s six-year-old son, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was seriously injured. The Unterweitersdorf and Wartberg ob der Aist fire departments had to free him from the wreck with the help of rescue scissors. The driver survived the accident with minor injuries. The injured boy received first aid from the emergency team and was taken to Kepler University Hospital with the ambulance.
The Gtschka tunnel had to be closed until cleanup work was completed at 4:30 pm A detour was established between Unterweitersdorf and Kefermarkt.
