Serious Car Accident in Lower Austria: Eight-Year-Old Boy is Dead

The two drivers - a Romanian residing in Norway and a woman from Burgenland - as well as two passengers aged 11 and 15 were injured, the police announced in a statement on Tuesday. The emergency medical helicopter "Christophorus 2" was deployed, reported Andreas Zenker from the Red Cross Lower Austria.

Eight-Year-Old Died After Car Collision in Lower Austria

The 40-year-old Romanian was traveling with his three children on the Bernstein Road (B49). According to police information, shortly before 9:30 PM, the driver, for reasons initially unknown, failed to notice the oncoming car of a 21-year-old from the Neusiedl am See district while turning onto the state road 8. A collision occurred. The eight-year-old was trapped and had to be freed from the vehicle by the fire department, the police reported. Resuscitation attempts on the eight-year-old were unsuccessful, and the boy succumbed to his severe injuries at the accident scene.

The injured were transported to the Donaustadt Clinic in Vienna and the Eisenstadt Hospital. A crisis intervention team was also deployed, Zenker stated. The B49 and the Danube Bridge between Hainburg (Bruck an der Leitha district) and Engelhartstetten were closed after the accident until 11:30 PM. Both cars were total losses.

(APA/Red)

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