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Austrian teen driver in fatal accident hours after passing test

Published June 13,2023
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A 17-year-old Austrian man was involved in a carsh in which two people were killed, just a few hours after passing his driving test.

The police said on Tuesday that, according to their initial findings, the young driver's vehicle skidded on a country road near Linz and collided with an oncoming car.

The 16-year-old female passenger and the 36-year-old driver of the oncoming car were killed in the accident that occurred late on Monday evening. Both died at the scene of the accident.

The 17-year-old driver and another female passenger aged 16 were seriously injured.