Truck crashes into hair salon: Owner (60) dead, several injured 03.07.2026

A serious traffic accident occurred on Tuesday morning in the Lower Austrian municipality of Herzogenburg. For reasons yet to be determined, a truck veered off the road and crashed head-on into a hair salon. The 60-year-old owner of the business sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene. In addition to the owner, several people were injured, including customers who were in the salon at the time of the accident. Emergency services were deployed in large numbers to treat the injured and rescue them from the building. The exact cause of the accident is currently being investigated by the police. Authorities are examining whether a medical emergency involving the truck driver or a technical defect in the vehicle may have led to the accident. The hair salon was massively damaged by the force of the impact, and the scene was cordoned off over a wide area for several hours. Local residents and the community are deeply affected by the tragic incident. Authorities have launched an investigation to clarify the exact circumstances of the accident.














