Driver drunk – small truck crashed into tram in Graz

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Serious accident Tuesday evening in Graz-Geidorf: The driver of a small truck wanted to overtake a cyclist and collided head-on with a tram. The driver was probably heavily drunk.

Shortly after 6 p.m., a 59-year-old man from the Graz district drove out of the city in his small truck on Hilmteichstrasse. He overtook a woman on a bicycle and ended up on the tram track.

The steering wheel is stuck in the wreckage
There was a collision with the Bim. The driver was trapped in his small truck and had to be rescued from the vehicle by the Graz fire brigade. The rescue took him to the LKH Graz.

Steirer in Koma
The man’s life is not in danger, but he had to be put into an artificial deep sleep. The breath analysis at the hospital showed that he was heavily intoxicated.

The driver of tram (32) from Graz was slightly injured. After outpatient treatment he was able to leave the hospital again. The Graz traffic inspectorate is now investigating the matter further.

Source: Krone

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