A car crashed into an Austrian motorway petrol station today and set it ablaze, causing an accident that left two persons dead and injured two others, dpa cited police as reporting. The car drove into the station in Muehlbachl near Innsbruck at around 100 kilometres per hour, hit a petrol pump and caught fire after it was hurled through the air by the impact. The male driver of the Austrian-registered vehicle died instantly. Police have not been able to identify the victim. The man might have fallen asleep at the wheel, according to investigators. A 54-year-old man from Japan was hit by the petrol pump and died after being brought to a hospital in Innsbruck. He was travelling with two other Japanese nationals, who suffered injuries. Although nearly the entire petrol station burned, no other customers or employees were hurt. Firefighters quickly brought the flames under control.
