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Injured in Serious Traffic Accident in Vienna-Floridsdorf

Schwerer Verkehrsunfall in Wien-Floridsdorf.
Schwerer Verkehrsunfall in Wien-Floridsdorf. ©APA/GEORG HOCHMUTH (Symbolbild)
In the early morning hours on Wednesday, a serious traffic accident occurred in Vienna-Floridsdorf at the intersection of Jedleseer Straße and Pichelwangergasse.

A 17-year-old driver without a valid driver's license ignored the "Yield" traffic sign when entering the intersection and collided with the oncoming car of a 39-year-old female driver.

Four People Injured in Serious Traffic Accident in Vienna-Floridsdorf

The cars crashed into a tree and a house wall. According to the police, the 39-year-old suffered a forearm fracture and also complained of chest pain. While the accident driver did not need to be taken to the hospital, according to the police, the three passengers of the 17-year-old were injured. The 18-year-old had to be taken to the shock room of a hospital, said Corina Had, spokesperson for the Vienna professional rescue service, which was deployed with eight teams. The fire department also responded: One of the individuals was trapped and was freed using hydraulic rescue equipment, said their spokesperson Gerald Schimpf upon APA inquiry. Firefighters also removed the accident vehicles. The 17-year-old was reported on suspicion of negligent bodily harm and under the driver's license law.

(APA/Red)

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