Severe Collision with Car: 26-Year-Old in Vienna in Critical Condition

He had stopped his vehicle on the Nordbrücke around 9.30 pm on a narrow shoulder after a warning signal lit up, to check the cause of it. When he got out, a car hit him and his vehicle. He was taken to a trauma room under ongoing resuscitation, reported the state police department.

26-Year-Old in Vienna in Critical Condition

His 55-year-old passenger was also seriously injured and taken to a hospital by the professional rescue service. According to the police, the 26-year-old's car may have partly protruded onto the first lane. The driver of the following car, a 46-year-old Austrian, remained largely uninjured, it was said. He was reported on suspicion of negligent bodily harm in road traffic.

(APA/Red)

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