The desire to brag about being a subway surfer on the Internet has now cost two young lives and ruined two families: after his 17-year-old friend, the 18-year-old has now also succumbed to the injuries which he suffered. hospital in Vienna placed on the roof of a U4 train.
A week after the horrific accident on the Tuesday before All Saints’ Day, doctors at the Vienna General Hospital lost the battle for the life of the 18-year-old who was seriously injured as a ‘metro surfer’ in front of the Schönbrunn station. The Vienna General Hospital announced this on Thursday.
His 17-year-old friend had died earlier this weekend at Meidling Accident Hospital. Two other people involved, a 16-year-old and a 13-year-old, escaped the accident essentially unscathed.
Hardly any chances of survival from the start
The two older boys, who were standing against the direction of travel in the subway, hit their heads against the pedestrian bridge in front of the station at a speed of about 50 km/h as the train entered Heiligenstadt. The first responders were confronted with a gruesome scene. The list of documented injuries is virtually endless. Immediately after the accident, doctors spoke of “survival chances at best in the hundredth per mille range”.
Wiener Linien warns urgently
After the tragic incident, the Wiener Linien “strongly warned to refrain from such careless and life-threatening actions.” Not a single TikTok video or selfie in the world is worth risking your life for. Passengers are urged: “Anyone who notices a dangerous situation must immediately activate the emergency call equipment in the vehicles or on the platform.”
Source: Krone
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