45-Year-Old Viennese Injured After Breakdown on A1
The 45-year-old Viennese man had parked his car on the hard shoulder in the direction of Vienna after a breakdown and asked his 49-year-old cousin from Vienna for help with towing.
Viennese Man Hit and Injured by Truck While Towing
While loading the car, the 45-year-old is said to have been standing next to the tow truck and partly on the road, the police announced on Wednesday in a press release. The men were not wearing high-visibility vests, according to the police. A 57-year-old truck driver from Romania may not have seen the two. The 45-year-old Viennese man was hit and thrown against the tow truck. The man was left lying on the hard shoulder with serious injuries, after emergency medical care, the man from Vienna-Meidling was taken to the Amstetten State Hospital.
(APA/Red)
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