Four Dead Ukrainian Women After Accident on A2 Towards Vienna: Negligent Homicide Suspected

The public prosecutor's office in Wiener Neustadt has initiated an investigation on suspicion of negligent homicide. It is directed against the driver of the truck and the driver of the minibus, said authority spokesman Erich Habitzl on Wednesday upon request.

Minibus crashed into the rear of the truck: Four dead

The police are also in contact with the Ukrainian embassy due to some missing data. Cooperation is underway "to be able to identify all persons one hundred percent," emphasized Schwaigerlehner.

The minibus, occupied by eight Ukrainian citizens, collided with a truck with Spanish registration on the A2 on Tuesday around 6:20 a.m. Four female occupants of the transporter, aged 53, 54, 61, and 64, lost their lives. The 52-year-old driver and three other women were seriously injured. The truck driver and co-driver, Peruvian citizens aged 43 and 51, suffered minor injuries. The injured were taken to hospitals in Wiener Neustadt, Vienna, and Eisenstadt, with three emergency medical helicopters among those deployed.

Truck drove from parking lot onto motorway towards Vienna

Regarding the course of the accident, it is confirmed that the 43-year-old driver of the articulated lorry had steered the truck from the Gleißenfeld motorway parking lot towards Vienna. The vehicle switched from the acceleration lane to the first lane. According to the 43-year-old, the following traffic was not obstructed. On the first lane, the minibus then crashed into the rear of the articulated lorry.

A traffic jam several kilometers long formed on the A2. There were also delays on the alternative route via the B54. The motorway towards Vienna remained closed until the late morning hours.

(APA/Red.)

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