A driver from Romania had to take seven nurses to their workplace in August last year. While driving the fully occupied van in St. Stefan ob Stainz in Styria, he caused a serious accident that killed a woman. The man is due to appear in court soon.
In August of the previous year, a picture of horror presented itself to the emergency services: in a fully occupied minibus, a then 51-year-old driver transported seven healthcare workers from Romania to Austria so that they could start their service with care for the needy. The path also led to St. Stefan ob Stainz.
The accident then happened on the wet and winding L641: the Romanian left the road with the bus, collided with an embankment and overturned. Several women were detained. The Pirkhof fire brigade managed to lift the vehicle with a pneumatic lifting bag and rescue the victims. For a 63-year-old, however, all help came too late, she died.
Driver charged with involuntary manslaughter
The Graz public prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation against the driver involved in the accident. It is now clear that he will have to answer to the single judge: “A criminal complaint has been filed for negligent homicide and bodily injury due to negligence,” says spokesman Hansjörg Bacher. The main hearing will take place on May 15 in the court of Deutschlandsberg.
Incidentally, a discussion about this type of care transport arose after the accident. In most cases, only one driver is available, although on a route hundreds of kilometers long there should be a second to observe rest times, industry insiders criticized.
Source: Krone
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