Accident with Train in Lower Austria: 76 Students from Vienna Evacuated
A car was hit and dragged by a train on a railway crossing in Ludweis-Aigen (district of Waidhofen an der Thaya) on Monday morning. The 49-year-old driver was able to leave the car on his own and was flown to the Horn State Hospital with injuries by the emergency medical helicopter "Christophorus 2". The train was damaged in the collision. The approximately 100 passengers were evacuated and remained uninjured, reported the district fire command in a release.
Students from Vienna evacuated after collision
The collision occurred shortly after 10:00 a.m. at a railway crossing equipped with a red light system in the village of Blumau an der Wild. The train could not continue afterwards. Firefighters and Red Cross personnel accompanied the passengers over an embankment before they were transported further in a replacement bus. Among the passengers were 76 students from Vienna. They were taken to their destination Raabs an der Thaya by a bus that was originally supposed to pick them up from Göpfritz an der Wild (district of Zwettl).
The severely damaged car was recovered and transported away. Three fire brigades with 29 members were in action. The cause of the accident was the subject of investigations. The railway line remained interrupted until 1:00 p.m.
(APA/Red)
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