Shocking news from the accident drama in St. Veit in Carinthia: Because he was thirsty, the driver allegedly drove the bus into a ditch and killed a woman.
The two Ukrainian professional drivers were questioned by the police for hours on Tuesday after the fatal bus tragedy in Friesacher Strasse. Due to language barriers, interpreters had to help with the interviews – until, according to information from “Krone”, the shocking truth finally came to light. Cause of accident: “Inattention”…
According to the police’s extensive interviews and painstaking investigation, the bus driver Sergii P. (27), who was behind the wheel, was thirsty around 4:30 am – and tried to get a water bottle from the footwell of the vehicle, which weighed several tons.
The driver lost control of the bus while taking a bend
A fatal grip with fatal consequences: the young driver lost control of the double-decker Flixbus in the gentle, long bend near Micheldorf.
The vehicle carrying a total of 45 passengers (as reported in detail) veered off the right side of the road, crashed full force into the concrete barrier and ended up on its side in the ditch.
While the two drivers and the other passengers (including six Austrians), some of whom were seriously injured, were rescued by emergency services, any help came too late for a 19-year-old woman from Upper Austria. The young woman, who was sitting on the top deck of the bus with her boyfriend and was on her way to Italy, died of her injuries at the scene of the accident.
“negligent homicide” – charge in general
Although the investigation has not yet been completed despite all the findings, the 27-year-old driver of the accident is said to be at large. According to Article 80 of the Criminal Code; manslaughter by negligence…
Source: Krone
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